# Section 28 - Raag Bhairao

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> Shri Guru Granth Sahib: Raag Bhairao
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 001
> Raag Bhairao, First Mehl, First House, Chau-Padas:
> One Universal Creator God. Truth Is The Name. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying. Beyond Birth. Self-Existent. By Guru's Grace:
> Without You, nothing happens.
> You create the creatures, and gazing on them, you know them. ||1||
> What can I say? I cannot say anything.
> Whatever exists, is by Your Will. ||Pause||
> Whatever is to be done, rests with You.
> Unto whom should I offer my prayer? ||2||
> I speak and hear the Bani of Your Word.
> You Yourself know all Your Wondrous Play. ||3||
> You Yourself act, and inspire all to act; only You Yourself know.
> Says Nanak, You, Lord, see, establish and disestablish. ||4||1||
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> Raag Bhairao, First Mehl, Second House:
> Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, so many silent sages have been saved; Indra and Brahma have also been saved.
> Sanak, Sanandan and many humble men of austerity, by Guru's Grace, have been carried across to the other side. ||1||
> Without the Word of the Shabad, how can anyone cross over the terrifying world-ocean?
> Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the world is entangled in the disease of duality, and is drowned, drowned, and dies. ||1||Pause||
> The Guru is Divine; the Guru is Inscrutable and Mysterious. Serving the Guru, the three worlds are known and understood.
> The Guru, the Giver, has Himself given me the Gift; I have obtained the Inscrutable, Mysterious Lord. ||2||
> The mind is the king; the mind is appeased and satisfied through the mind itself, and desire is stilled in the mind.
> The mind is the Yogi, the mind wastes away in separation from the Lord; singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, the mind is instructed and reformed. ||3||
> How very rare are those in this world who, through the Guru, subdue their minds, and contemplate the Word of the Shabad.
> O Nanak, our Lord and Master is All-pervading; through the True Word of the Shabad, we are emancipated. ||4||1||2||
> Bhairao, First Mehl:
> The eyes lose their sight, and the body withers away; old age overtakes the mortal, and death hangs over his head.
> Beauty, loving attachment and the pleasures of life are not permanent. How can anyone escape from the noose of death? ||1||
> O mortal, meditate on the Lord - your life is passing away!
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 002
> Without the True Word of the Shabad, you shall never be released, and your life shall be totally useless. ||1||Pause||
> Within the body are sexual desire, anger, egotism and attachment. This pain is so great, and so difficult to endure.
> As Gurmukh, chant the Lord's Name, and savor it with your tongue; in this way, you shall cross over to the other side. ||2||
> Your ears are deaf, and your intellect is worthless, and still, you do not intuitively understand the Word of the Shabad.
> The self-willed manmukh wastes this priceless human life and loses it. Without the Guru, the blind person cannot see. ||3||
> Whoever remains detached and free of desire in the midst of desire - and whoever, unattached, intuitively meditates on the Celestial Lord
> - prays Nanak, as Gurmukh, he is released. He is lovingly attuned to the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||||2||3||
> Bhairao, First Mehl:
> His walk becomes weak and clumsy, his feet and hands shake, and the skin of his body is withered and wrinkled.
> His eyes are dim, his ears are deaf, and yet, the self-willed manmukh does not know the Naam. ||1||
> O blind man, what have you obtained by coming into the world?
> The Lord is not in your heart, and you do not serve the Guru. After wasting your capital, you shall have to depart. ||1||Pause||
> Your tongue is not imbued with the Love of the Lord; whatever you say is tasteless and insipid.
> You indulge in slander of the Saints; becoming a beast, you shall never be noble. ||2||
> Only a few obtain the sublime essence of the Ambrosial Amrit, united in Union with the True Guru.
> As long as the mortal does not come to understand the mystery of the Shabad, the Word of God, he shall continue to be tormented by death. ||3||
> Whoever finds the door of the One True Lord, does not know any other house or door.
> By Guru's Grace, I have obtained the supreme status; so says poor Nanak. ||4||3||4||
> Bhairao, First Mehl:
> He spends the entire night in sleep; the noose is tied around his neck. His day is wasted in worldly entanglements.
> He does not know God, who created this world, for a moment, for even an instant. ||1||
> O mortal, how will you escape this terrible disaster?
> What did you bring with you, and what will you take away? Meditate on the Lord, the Most Worthy and Generous Lord. ||1||Pause||
> The heart-lotus of the self-willed manmukh is upside-down; his intellect is shallow; his mind is blind, and his head is entangled in worldly affairs.
> Death and re-birth constantly hang over your head; without the Name, your neck shall be caught in the noose. ||2||
> Your steps are unsteady, and your eyes are blind; you are not aware of the Word of the Shabad, O Sibling of Destiny.
> The Shaastras and the Vedas keep the mortal bound to the three modes of Maya, and so he performs his deeds blindly. ||3||
> He loses his capital - how can he earn any profit? The evil-minded person has no spiritual wisdom at all.
> Contemplating the Shabad, he drinks in the sublime essence of the Lord; O Nanak, his faith is confirmed in the Truth. ||4||4||5||
> Bhairao, First Mehl:
> He remains with the Guru, day and night, and his tongue savors the savory taste of the Lord's Love.
> He does not know any other; he realizes the Word of the Shabad. He knows and realizes the Lord deep within his own being. ||1||
> Such a humble person is pleasing to my mind.
> He conquers his self-conceit, and is imbued with the Infinite Lord. He serves the Guru. ||1||Pause||
> Deep within my being, and outside as well, is the Immaculate Lord God. I bow humbly before that Primal Lord God.
> Deep within each and every heart, and amidst all, the Embodiment of Truth is permeating and pervading. ||2||
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 003
> Those who are imbued with Truth - their tongues are tinged with Truth; they do not have even an iota of the filth of falsehood.
> They taste the sweet Ambrosial Nectar of the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord; imbued with the Shabad, they are blessed with honor. ||3||
> The virtuous meet with the virtuous, and earn the profit; as Gurmukh, they obtain the glorious greatness of the Naam.
> All sorrows are erased, by serving the Guru; O Nanak, the Naam is our only Friend and Companion. ||4||5||6||
> Bhairao, First Mehl:
> The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the wealth and support of all; It is enshrined in the heart, by Guru's Grace.
> One who gathers this imperishable wealth is fulfilled, and through intuitive meditation, is lovingly focused on the Lord. ||1||
> O mortal, focus your consciousness on devotional worship of the Lord.
> As Gurmukh, meditate on the Name of the Lord in your heart, and you shall return to your home with intuitive ease. ||1||Pause||
> Doubt, separation and fear are never eradicated, and the mortal continues coming and going in reincarnation, as long as he does not know the Lord.
> Without the Name of the Lord, no one is liberated; they drown and die without water. ||2||
> Busy with his worldly affairs, all honor is lost; the ignorant one is not rid of his doubts.
> Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the mortal is never liberated; he remains blindly entangled in the expanse of worldly affairs. ||3||
> My mind is pleased and appeased with the Immaculate Lord, who has no ancestry. Through the mind itself, the mind is subdued.
> Deep within my being, and outside as well, I know only the One Lord. O Nanak, there is no other at all. ||4||6||7||
> Bhairao, First Mehl:
> You may give feasts, make burnt offerings, donate to charity, perform austere penance and worship, and endure pain and suffering in the body.
> But without the Lord's Name, liberation is not obtained. As Gurmukh, obtain the Naam and liberation. ||1||
> Without the Lord's Name, birth into the world is useless.
> Without the Name, the mortal eats poison and speaks poisonous words; he dies fruitlessly, and wanders in reincarnation. ||1||Pause||
> The mortal may read scriptures, study grammar and say his prayers three times a day.
> Without the Word of the Guru's Shabad, where is liberation, O mortal? Without the Lord's Name, the mortal is entangled and dies. ||2||
> Walking sticks, begging bowls, hair tufts, sacred threads, loin cloths, pilgrimages to sacred shrines and wandering all around
> - without the Lord's Name, peace and tranquility are not obtained. One who chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, crosses over to the other side. ||3||
> The mortal's hair may be matted and tangled upon his head, and he may smear his body with ashes; he may take off his clothes and go naked.
> But without the Lord's Name, he is not satisfied; he wears religious robes, but he is bound by the karma of the actions he committed in past lives. ||4||
> As many beings and creatures as there are in the water, on the land and in the sky - wherever they are, You are with them all, O Lord.
> By Guru's Grace, please preserve Your humble servant; O Lord, Nanak stirs up this juice, and drinks it in. ||5||7||8||
> Raag Bhairao, Third Mehl, Chaupadas, First House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> No one should be proud of his social class and status.
> He alone is a Brahmin, who knows God. ||1||
> Do not be proud of your social class and status, you ignorant fool!
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 004
> So much sin and corruption comes from this pride. ||1||Pause||
> Everyone says that there are four castes, four social classes.
> They all emanate from the drop of God's Seed. ||2||
> The entire universe is made of the same clay.
> The Potter has shaped it into all sorts of vessels. ||3||
> The five elements join together, to make up the form of the human body.
> Who can say which is less, and which is more? ||4||
> Says Nanak, this soul is bound by its actions.
> Without meeting the True Guru, it is not liberated. ||5||1||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> The Yogis, the householders, the Pandits, the religious scholars, and the beggars in religious robes
> - they are all asleep in egotism. ||1||
> They are asleep, intoxicated with the wine of Maya.
> Only those who remain awake and aware are not robbed. ||1||Pause||
> One who has met the True Guru, remains awake and aware.
> Such a person overpowers the five thieves. ||2||
> One who contemplates the essence of reality remains awake and aware.
> He kills his self-conceit, and does not kill anyone else. ||3||
> One who knows the One Lord remains awake and aware.
> He abandons the service of others, and realizes the essence of reality. ||4||
> Of the four castes, whoever remains awake and aware
> is released from birth and death. ||5||
> Says Nanak, that humble being remains awake and aware,
> who applies the ointment of spiritual wisdom to his eyes. ||6||2||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> Whoever the Lord keeps in His Sanctuary,
> is attached to the Truth, and receives the fruit of Truth. ||1||
> O mortal, unto whom will you complain?
> The Hukam of the Lord's Command is pervasive; by the Hukam of His Command, all things happen. ||1||Pause||
> This Creation was established by You.
> In an instant You destroy it, and You create it again without a moment's delay. ||2||
> By His Grace, He has staged this Play.
> By the Guru's Merciful Grace, I have obtained the supreme status. ||3||
> Says Nanak, He alone kills and revives.
> Understand this well - do not be confused by doubt. ||4||3||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> I am the bride; the Creator is my Husband Lord.
> As He inspires me, I adorn myself. ||1||
> When it pleases Him, He enjoys me.
> I am joined, body and mind, to my True Lord and Master. ||1||Pause||
> How can anyone praise or slander anyone else?
> The One Lord Himself is pervading and permeating all. ||2||
> By Guru's Grace, I am attracted by His Love.
> I shall meet with my Merciful Lord, and vibrate the Panch Shabad, the Five Primal Sounds. ||3||
> Prays Nanak, what can anyone do?
> He alone meets with the Lord, whom the Lord Himself meets. ||4||4||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> He alone is a silent sage, who subdues his mind's duality.
> Subduing his duality, he contemplates God. ||1||
> Let each person examine his own mind, O Siblings of Destiny.
> Examine your mind, and you shall obtain the nine treasures of the Naam. ||1||Pause||
> The Creator created the world, upon the foundation of worldly love and attachment.
> Attaching it to possessiveness, He has led it into confusion with doubt. ||2||
> From this Mind come all bodies, and the breath of life.
> By mental contemplation, the mortal realizes the Hukam of the Lord's Command, and merges in Him. ||3||
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 005
> When the mortal has good karma, the Guru grants His Grace.
> Then this mind is awakened, and the duality of this mind is subdued. ||4||
> It is the innate nature of the mind to remain forever detached.
> The Detached, Dispassionate Lord dwells within all. ||5||
> Says Nanak, one who understands this mystery,
> becomes the embodiment of the Primal, Immaculate, Divine Lord God. ||6||5||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> The world is saved through Name of the Lord.
> It carries the mortal across the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||
> By Guru's Grace, dwell upon the Lord's Name.
> It shall stand by you forever. ||1||Pause||
> The foolish self-willed manmukhs do not remember the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> Without the Name, how will they cross over? ||2||
> The Lord, the Great Giver, Himself gives His Gifts.
> Celebrate and praise the Great Giver! ||3||
> Granting His Grace, the Lord unites the mortals with the True Guru.
> O Nanak, the Naam is enshrined within the heart. ||4||6||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> All people are saved through the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> Those who become Gurmukh are blessed to receive It. ||1||
> When the Dear Lord showers His Mercy,
> He blesses the Gurmukh with the glorious greatness of the Naam. ||1||Pause||
> Those who love the Beloved Name of the Lord
> save themselves, and save all their ancestors. ||2||
> Without the Name, the self-willed manmukhs go to the City of Death.
> They suffer in pain and endure beatings. ||3||
> When the Creator Himself gives,
> O Nanak, then the mortals receive the Naam. ||4||7||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> Love of the Lord of the Universe saved Sanak and his brother, the sons of Brahma.
> They contemplated the Word of the Shabad, and the Name of the Lord. ||1||
> O Dear Lord, please shower me with Your Mercy,
> that as Gurmukh, I may embrace love for Your Name. ||1||Pause||
> Whoever has true loving devotional worship deep within his being
> meets the Lord, through the Perfect Guru. ||2||
> He naturally, intuitively dwells within the home of his own inner being.
> The Naam abides within the mind of the Gurmukh. ||3||
> The Lord, the Seer, Himself sees.
> O Nanak, enshrine the Naam within your heart. ||4||8||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, enshrine the Lord's Name within your heart.
> Without the Name, ashes will be blown in your face. ||1||
> The Lord's Name is so difficult to obtain, O Siblings of Destiny.
> By Guru's Grace, it comes to dwell in the mind. ||1||Pause||
> That humble being who seeks the Lord's Name,
> receives it from the Perfect Guru. ||2||
> Those humble beings who accept the Will of the Lord, are approved and accepted.
> Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, they bear the insignia of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||3||
> So serve the One, whose power supports the Universe.
> O Nanak, the Gurmukh loves the Naam. ||4||9||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, many rituals are performed.
> But it is not the time for them, and so they are of no use. ||1||
> In Kali Yuga, the Lord's Name is the most sublime.
> As Gurmukh, be lovingly attached to Truth. ||1||Pause||
> Searching my body and mind, I found Him within the home of my own heart.
> The Gurmukh centers his consciousness on the Lord's Name. ||2||
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 006
> The ointment of spiritual wisdom is obtained from the True Guru.
> The Lord's Name is pervading the three worlds. ||3||
> In Kali Yuga, it is the time for the One Dear Lord; it is not the time for anything else.
> O Nanak, as Gurmukh, let the Lord's Name grow within your heart. ||4||10||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> The self-willed manmukhs are afflicted with the disease of duality; they are burnt by the intense fire of desire.
> They die and die again, and are reborn; they find no place of rest. They waste their lives uselessly. ||1||
> O my Beloved, grant Your Grace, and give me understanding.
> The world was created in the disease of egotism; without the Word of the Shabad, the disease is not cured. ||1||Pause||
> There are so many silent sages, who read the Simritees and the Shaastras; without the Shabad, they have no clear awareness.
> All those under the influence of the three qualities are afflicted with the disease; through possessiveness, they lose their awareness. ||2||
> O God, you save some, and you enjoin others to serve the Guru.
> They obtain the treasure of the Name of the Lord; peace comes to abide within their minds. ||3||
> The Gurmukhs dwell in the fourth state; they obtain a dwelling in the home of their own inner being.
> The Perfect True Guru shows His Mercy to them; they eradicate their self-conceit from within. ||4||
> Everyone must serve the One Lord, who created Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
> O Nanak, the One True Lord is permanent and stable. He does not die, and He is not born. ||5||1||11||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> The self-willed manmukh is afflicted with the disease of duality forever; the entire universe is diseased.
> The Gurmukh understands, and is cured of the disease, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||
> O Dear Lord, please let me join the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation.
> O Nanak, the Lord blesses with glorious greatness, those who focus their consciousness on the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||
> Death takes all those who are afflicted with the disease of possessiveness. They are subject to the Messenger of Death.
> The Messenger of Death does not even approach that mortal who, as Gurmukh, enshrines the Lord within his heart. ||2||
> One who does not know the Lord's Name, and who does not become Gurmukh - why did he even come into the world?
> He never serves the Guru; he wastes his life uselessly. ||3||
> O Nanak, those whom the True Guru enjoins to His service, have perfect good fortune.
> They obtain the fruits of their desires, and find peace in the Word of the Guru's Bani. ||4||2||12||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> In pain he is born, in pain he dies, and in pain he does his deeds.
> He is never released from the womb of reincarnation; he rots away in manure. ||1||
> Cursed, cursed is the self-willed manmukh, who wastes his life away.
> He does not serve the Perfect Guru; he does not love the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
> The Word of the Guru's Shabad cures all diseases; he alone is attached to it, whom the Dear Lord attaches.
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 007
> Through the Naam, glorious greatness is obtained; he alone obtains it, whose mind is filled with the Lord. ||2||
> Meeting the True Guru, the fruitful rewards are obtained. This true lifestyle beings sublime peace.
> Those humble beings who are attached to the Lord are immaculate; they enshrine love for the Lord's Name. ||3||
> If I obtain the dust of their feet, I apply it to my forehead. They meditate on the Perfect True Guru.
> O Nanak, this dust is obtained only by perfect destiny. They focus their consciousness on the Lord's Name. ||4||3||13||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> That humble being who contemplates the Word of the Shabad is true; the True Lord is within his heart.
> If someone performs true devotional worship day and night, then his body will not feel pain. ||1||
> Everyone calls him, "Devotee, devotee."
> But without serving the True Guru, devotional worship is not obtained. Only through perfect destiny does one meet God. ||1||Pause||
> The self-willed manmukhs lose their capital, and still, they demand profits. How can they earn any profit?
> The Messenger of Death is always hovering above their heads. In the love of duality, they lose their honor. ||2||
> Trying on all sorts of religious robes, they wander around day and night, but the disease of their egotism is not cured.
> Reading and studying, they argue and debate; attached to Maya, they lose their awareness. ||3||
> Those who serve the True Guru are blessed with the supreme status; through the Naam, they are blessed with glorious greatness.
> O Nanak, those whose minds are filled with the Naam, are honored in the Court of the True Lord. ||4||4||14||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> The self-willed manmukh cannot escape false hope. In the love of duality, he is ruined.
> His belly is like a river - it is never filled up. He is consumed by the fire of desire. ||1||
> Eternally blissful are those who are imbued with the sublime essence of the Lord.
> The Naam, the Name of the Lord, fills their hearts, and duality runs away from their minds. Drinking in the Ambrosial Nectar of the Lord, Har, Har, they are satisfied. ||1||Pause||
> The Supreme Lord God Himself created the Universe; He links each and every person to their tasks.
> He Himself created love and attachment to Maya; He Himself attaches the mortals to duality. ||2||
> If there were any other, then I would speak to him; all will be merged in You.
> The Gurmukh contemplates the essence of spiritual wisdom; his light merges into the Light. ||3||
> God is True, Forever True, and all His Creation is True.
> O Nanak, the True Guru has given me this understanding; the True Name brings emancipation. ||4||5||15||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, those who do not realize the Lord are goblins. In the Golden Age of Sat Yuga, the supreme soul-swans contemplated the Lord.
> In the Silver Age of Dwaapur Yuga, and the Brass Age of Traytaa Yuga, mankind prevailed, but only a rare few subdued their egos. ||1||
> In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, glorious greatness is obtained through the Lord's Name.
> In each and every age, the Gurmukhs know the One Lord; without the Name, liberation is not attained. ||1||Pause||
> The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is revealed in the heart of the True Lord's humble servant. It dwells in the mind of the Gurmukh.
> Those who are lovingly focused on the Lord's Name save themselves; they save all their ancestors as well. ||2||
> My Lord God is the Giver of virtue. The Word of the Shabad burns away all faults and demerits.
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 008
> Those whose minds are filled with the Naam are beautiful; they enshrine the Naam within their hearts. ||3||
> The True Guru has revealed to me the Lord's Home and His Court, and the Mansion of His Presence. I joyfully enjoy His Love.
> Whatever He says, I accept as good; Nanak chants the Naam. ||4||6||16||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> The desires of the mind are absorbed in the mind, contemplating the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
> Understanding is obtained from the Perfect Guru, and then the mortal does not die over and over again. ||1||
> My mind takes the Support of the Lord's Name.
> By Guru's Grace, I have obtained the supreme status; the Lord is the Fulfiller of all desires. ||1||Pause||
> The One Lord is permeating and pervading amongst all; without the Guru, this understanding is not obtained.
> My Lord God has been revealed to me, and I have become Gurmukh. Night and day, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||2||
> The One Lord is the Giver of peace; peace is not found anywhere else.
> Those who do not serve the Giver, the True Guru, depart regretfully in the end. ||3||
> Serving the True Guru, lasting peace is obtained, and the mortal does not suffer in pain any longer.
> Nanak has been blessed with devotional worship of the Lord; his light has merged into the Light. ||4||7||17||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> Without the Guru, the world is insane; confused and deluded, it is beaten, and it suffers.
> It dies and dies again, and is reborn, always in pain, but it is unaware of the Lord's Gate. ||1||
> O my mind, remain always in the Protection of the True Guru's Sanctuary.
> Those people, to whose hearts the Lord's Name seems sweet, are carried across the terrifying world-ocean by the Word of the Guru's Shabad. ||1||Pause||
> The mortal wears various religious robes, but his consciousness is unsteady; deep within, he is filled with sexual desire, anger and egotism.
> Deep within is the great thirst and immense hunger; he wanders from door to door. ||2||
> Those who die in the Word of the Guru's Shabad are reborn; they find the door of liberation.
> With constant peace and tranquility deep within, they enshrine the Lord within their hearts. ||3||
> As it pleases Him, He inspires us to act. Nothing else can be done.
> O Nanak, the Gurmukh contemplates the Word of the Shabad, and is blessed with the glorious greatness of the Lord's Name. ||4||8||18||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> Lost in egotism, Maya and attachment, the mortal earns pain, and eats pain.
> The great disease, the rabid disease of greed, is deep within him; he wanders around indiscriminately. ||1||
> The life of the self-willed manmukh in this world is cursed.
> He does not remember the Lord's Name, even in his dreams. He is never in love with the Lord's Name. ||1||Pause||
> He acts like a beast, and does not understand anything. Practicing falsehood, he becomes false.
> But when the mortal meets the True Guru, his way of looking at the world changes. How rare are those humble beings who seek and find the Lord. ||2||
> That person, whose heart is forever filled with the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, obtains the Lord, the Treasure of Virtue.
> By Guru's Grace, he finds the Perfect Lord; the egotistical pride of his mind is eradicated. ||3||
> The Creator Himself acts, and causes all to act. He Himself places us on the path.
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 009
> He Himself blesses the Gurmukh with glorious greatness; O Nanak, he merges in the Naam. ||4||9||19||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> Upon my writing tablet, I write the Name of the Lord, the Lord of the Universe, the Lord of the World.
> In the love of duality, the mortals are caught in the noose of the Messenger of Death.
> The True Guru nurtures and sustains me.
> The Lord, the Giver of peace, is always with me. ||1||
> Following his Guru's instructions, Prahlaad chanted the Lord's Name;
> he was a child, but he was not afraid when his teacher yelled at him. ||1||Pause||
> Prahlaad's mother gave her beloved son some advice:
> "My son, you must abandon the Lord's Name, and save your life!"
> Prahlaad said: "Listen, O my mother;
> I shall never give up the Lord's Name. My Guru has taught me this."||2||
> Sandaa and Markaa, his teachers, went to his father the king, and complained:
> "Prahlaad himself has gone astray, and he leads all the other pupils astray."
> In the court of the wicked king, a plan was hatched.
> God is the Savior of Prahlaad. ||3||
> With sword in hand, and with great egotistical pride, Prahlaad's father ran up to him.
> "Where is your Lord, who will save you?"
> In an instant, the Lord appeared in a dreadful form, and shattered the pillar.
> Harnaakhash was torn apart by His claws, and Prahlaad was saved. ||4||
> The Dear Lord completes the tasks of the Saints.
> He saved twenty-one generations of Prahlaad's descendents.
> Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the poison of egotism is neutralized.
> O Nanak, through the Name of the Lord, the Saints are emancipated. ||5||10||20||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> The Lord Himself makes demons pursue the Saints, and He Himself saves them.
> Those who remain forever in Your Sanctuary, O Lord - their minds are never touched by sorrow. ||1||
> In each and every age, the Lord saves the honor of His devotees.
> Prahlaad, the demon's son, knew nothing of the Hindu morning prayer, the Gayatri, and nothing about ceremonial water-offerings to his ancestors; but through the Word of the Shabad, he was united in the Lord's Union. ||1||Pause||
> Night and day, he performed devotional worship service, day and night, and through the Shabad, his duality was eradicated.
> Those who are imbued with Truth are immaculate and pure; the True Lord abides within their minds. ||2||
> The fools in duality read, but they do not understand anything; they waste their lives uselessly.
> The wicked demon slandered the Saint, and stirred up trouble. ||3||
> Prahlaad did not read in duality, and he did not abandon the Lord's Name; he was not afraid of any fear.
> The Dear Lord became the Savior of the Saint, and the demonic Death could not even approach him. ||4||
> The Lord Himself saved his honor, and blessed his devotee with glorious greatness.
> O Nanak, Harnaakhash was torn apart by the Lord with His claws; the blind demon knew nothing of the Lord's Court. ||5||11||21||
> Raag Bhairao, Fourth Mehl, Chaupadas, First House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> The Lord, in His Mercy, attaches mortals to the feet of the Saints.
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 010
> Through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, vibrate and meditate on the Lord; let your awareness be absorbed in Him. ||1||
> O my mind, vibrate and meditate on the Lord and the Name of the Lord.
> The Lord, Har, Har, the Giver of Peace, grants His Grace; the Gurmukh crosses over the terrifying world-ocean through the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
> Joining the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, sing of the Lord.
> Follow the Guru's Teachings, and you shall obtain the Lord, the Source of Nectar. ||2||
> Bathe in the pool of ambrosial nectar, the spiritual wisdom of the Holy Guru.
> All sins will be eliminated and eradicated. ||3||
> You Yourself are the Creator, the Support of the Universe.
> Please unite servant Nanak with Yourself; he is the slave of Your slaves. ||4||1||
> Bhairao, Fourth Mehl:
> Fruitful is that moment when the Lord's Name is spoken.
> Following the Guru's Teachings, all pains are taken away. ||1||
> O my mind, vibrate the Name of the Lord.
> O Lord, be merciful, and unite me with the Perfect Guru. Joining with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, I shall cross over the terrifying world-ocean. ||1||Pause||
> Meditate on the Life of the World; remember the Lord in your mind.
> Millions upon millions of your sins shall be taken away. ||2||
> In the Sat Sangat, apply the dust of the feet of the holy to your face;
> this is how to bathe in the sixty-eight sacred shrines, and the Ganges. ||3||
> I am a fool; the Lord has shown mercy to me.
> The Savior Lord has saved servant Nanak. ||4||2||
> Bhairao, Fourth Mehl:
> To do good deeds is the best rosary.
> Chant on the beads within your heart, and it shall go along with you. ||1||
> Chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the Lord of the forest.
> Have mercy on me, Lord, and unite me with the Sat Sangat, the True Congregation, so that I may be released from Maya's noose of death. ||1||Pause||
> Whoever, as Gurmukh, serves and works hard,
> is molded and shaped in the true mint of the Shabad, the Word of God. ||2||
> The Guru has revealed to me the Inaccessible and Unfathomable Lord.
> Searching within the body-village, I have found the Lord. ||3||
> I am just a child; the Lord is my Father, who nurtures and cherishes me.
> Please save servant Nanak, Lord; bless him with Your Glance of Grace. ||4||3||
> Bhairao, Fourth Mehl:
> All hearts are Yours, Lord; You are in all.
> There is nothing at all except You. ||1||
> O my mind, meditate on the Lord, the Giver of peace.
> I praise You, O Lord God, You are my Father. ||1||Pause||
> Wherever I look, I see only the Lord God.
> All are under Your control; there is no other at all. ||2||
> O Lord, when it is Your Will to save someone,
> then nothing can threaten him. ||3||
> You are totally pervading and permeating the waters, the lands, the skies and all places.
> Servant Nanak meditates on the Ever-present Lord. ||4||4||
> Bhairao, Fourth Mehl, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> The Lord's Saint is the embodiment of the Lord; within his heart is the Name of the Lord.
> One who has such destiny inscribed on his forehead, follows the Guru's Teachings, and contemplates the Name of the Lord within his heart. ||1||
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 011
> Enshrine Him in your heart, and meditate on the Lord.
> The five plundering thieves are in the body-village; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, the Lord has beaten them and driven them out. ||1||Pause||
> Those whose minds are satisfied with the Lord - the Lord Himself resolves their affairs.
> Their subservience and their dependence on other people is ended; the Creator Lord is on their side. ||2||
> If something were beyond the realm of the Lord's Power, only then would we have recourse to consult someone else.
> Whatever the Lord does is good. Meditate on the Name of the Lord, night and day. ||3||
> Whatever the Lord does, He does by Himself. He does not ask or consult anyone else.
> O Nanak, meditate forever on God; granting His Grace, He unites us with the True Guru. ||4||1||5||
> Bhairao, Fourth Mehl:
> O my Lord and Master, please unite me with the Holy people; meditating on You, I am saved.
> Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of their Darshan, my mind blossoms forth. Each and every moment, I am a sacrifice to them. ||1||
> Meditate within your heart on the Name of the Lord.
> Show Mercy, Mercy to me, O Father of the World, O my Lord and Master; make me the water-carrier of the slave of Your slaves. ||1||Pause||
> Their intellect is sublime and exalted, and so is their honor; the Lord, the Lord of the forest, abides within their hearts.
> O my Lord and Master, please link me to the service of those who meditate in remembrance on You, and are saved. ||2||
> Those who do not find such a Holy True Guru are beaten, and driven out of the Court of the Lord.
> These slanderous people have no honor or reputation; their noses are cut by the Creator Lord. ||3||
> The Lord Himself speaks, and the Lord Himself inspires all to speak; He is Immaculate and Formless, and needs no sustenance.
> O Lord, he alone meets You, whom You cause to meet. Says servant Nanak, I am a wretched creature. What can I do? ||4||2||6||
> Bhairao, Fourth Mehl:
> That is Your True Congregation, Lord, where the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises are heard.
> The minds of those who listen to the Lord's Name are drenched with bliss; I worship their feet continually. ||1||
> Meditating on the Lord, the Life of the World, the mortals cross over.
> Your Names are so many, they are countless, O Lord. This tongue of mine cannot even count them. ||1||Pause||
> O Gursikhs, chant the Lord's Name, and sing the Praises of the Lord. Take the Guru's Teachings, and meditate on the Lord.
> Whoever listens to the Guru's Teachings - that humble being receives countless comforts and pleasures from the Lord. ||2||
> Blessed is the ancestry, blessed is the father, and blessed is that mother who gave birth to this humble servant.
> Those who meditate on my Lord, Har, Har, with every breath and morsel of food - those humble servants of the Lord look beautiful in the True Court of the Lord. ||3||
> O Lord, Har, Har, Your Names are profound and infinite; Your devotees cherish them deep within.
> Servant Nanak has obained the wisdom of the Guru's Teachings; meditating on the Lord, Har, Har, he crosses over to the other side. ||4||3||7||
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 012
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl, First House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> Setting aside all other days, it is said that the Lord was born on the eighth lunar day. ||1||
> Deluded and confused by doubt, the mortal practices falsehood.
> The Lord is beyond birth and death. ||1||Pause||
> You prepare sweet treats and feed them to your stone god.
> God is not born, and He does not die, you foolish, faithless cynic! ||2||
> You sing lullabyes to your stone god - this is the source of all your mistakes.
> Let that mouth be burnt, which says that our Lord and Master is subject to birth. ||3||
> He is not born, and He does not die; He does not come and go in reincarnation.
> The God of Nanak is pervading and permeating everywhere. ||4||1||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> Standing up, I am at peace; sitting down, I am at peace.
> I feel no fear, because this is what I understand. ||1||
> The One Lord, my Lord and Master, is my Protector.
> He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of Hearts. ||1||Pause||
> I sleep without worry, and I awake without worry.
> You, O God, are pervading everywhere. ||2||
> I dwell in peace in my home, and I am at peace outside.
> Says Nanak, the Guru has implanted His Mantra within me. ||3||2||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> I do not keep fasts, nor do I observe the month of Ramadaan.
> I serve only the One, who will protect me in the end. ||1||
> The One Lord, the Lord of the World, is my God Allah.
> He adminsters justice to both Hindus and Muslims. ||1||Pause||
> I do not make pilgrimages to Mecca, nor do I worship at Hindu sacred shrines.
> I serve the One Lord, and not any other. ||2||
> I do not perform Hindu worship services, nor do I offer the Muslim prayers.
> I have taken the One Formless Lord into my heart; I humbly worship Him there. ||3||
> I am not a Hindu, nor am I a Muslim.
> My body and breath of life belong to Allah - to Raam - the God of both. ||4||
> Says Kabeer, this is what I say:
> meeting with the Guru, my Spiritual Teacher, I realize God, my Lord and Master. ||5||3||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> I easily tied up the deer - the ten sensory organs.
> I shot five of the desires with the Word of the Lord's Bani. ||1||
> I go out hunting with the Saints,
> and we capture the deer without horses or weapons. ||1||Pause||
> My mind used to run around outside hunting.
> But now, I have found the game within the home of my body-village. ||2||
> I caught the deer and brought them home.
> Dividing them up, I shared them, bit by bit. ||3||
> God has given this gift.
> Nanak's home is filled with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||4||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> Even though he may be fed with hundreds of longings and yearnings,
> still the faithless cynic does not remember the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||
> Take in the teachings of the humble Saints.
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you shall obtain the supreme status. ||1||Pause||
> Stones may be kept under water for a long time.
> Even so, they do not absorb the water; they remain hard and dry. ||2||
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 013
> The six Shaastras may be read to a fool,
> but it is like the wind blowing in the ten directions. ||3||
> It is like threshing a crop without any corn - nothing is gained.
> In the same way, no benefit comes from the faithless cynic. ||4||
> As the Lord attaches them, so are all attached.
> Says Nanak, God has formed such a form. ||5||5||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> He created the soul, the breath of life and the body.
> He created all beings, and knows their pains. ||1||
> The Guru, the Lord of the Universe, is the Helper of the soul.
> Here and herafter, He always provides shade. ||1||Pause||
> Worship and adoration of God is the pure way of life.
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the love of duality vanishes. ||2||
> Friends, well-wishers and wealth will not support you.
> Blessed, blessed is my Lord. ||3||
> Nanak utters the Ambrosial Bani of the Lord.
> Except the One Lord, he does not know any other at all. ||4||6||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> The Lord is in front of me, and the Lord is behind me.
> My Beloved Lord, the Source of Nectar, is in the middle as well. ||1||
> God is my Shaastra and my favorable omen.
> In His Home and Mansion, I find peace, poise and bliss. ||1||Pause||
> Chanting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, with my tongue, and hearing it with my ears, I live.
> Meditating, meditating in remembrance on God, I have become eternal, permanent and stable. ||2||
> The pains of countless lifetimes have been erased.
> The Unstruck Sound-current of the Shabad, the Word of God, vibrates in the Court of the Lord. ||3||
> Granting His Grace, God has blended me with Himself.
> Nanak has entered the Sanctuary of God. ||4||7||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> It brings millions of desires to fulfillment.
> On the Path of Death, It will go with you and help you. ||1||
> The Naam, the Name of the Lord of the Universe, is the holy water of the Ganges.
> Whoever meditates on it, is saved; drinking it in, the mortal does not wander in reincarnation again. ||1||Pause||
> It is my worship, meditation, austerity and cleansing bath.
> Meditating in remembrance on the Naam, I have become free of desire. ||2||
> It is my domain and empire, wealth, mansion and court.
> Meditating in remembrance on the Naam brings perfect conduct. ||3||
> Slave Nanak has deliberated, and has come to this conclusion:
> Without the Lord's Name, everything is false and worthless, like ashes. ||4||8||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> The poison had absolutely no harmful effect.
> But the wicked Brahmin died in pain. ||1||
> The Supreme Lord God Himself has saved His humble servant.
> The sinner died through the Power of the Guru. ||1||Pause||
> The humble servant of the Lord and Master meditates on Him.
> He Himself has destroyed the ignorant sinner. ||2||
> God is the Mother, the Father and the Protector of His slave.
> The face of the slanderer, here and hereafter, is blackened. ||3||
> The Transcendent Lord has heard the prayer of servant Nanak.
> The filthy sinner lost hope and died. ||4||9||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> Excellent, excellent, excellent, excellent, excellent is Your Name.
> False, false, false, false is pride in the world. ||1||Pause||
> The glorious vision of Your slaves, O Infinite Lord, is wonderful and beauteous.
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 014
> Without the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the whole world is just ashes. ||1||
> Your Creative Power is marvellous, and Your Lotus Feet are admirable.
> Your Praise is priceless, O True King. ||2||
> God is the Support of the unsupported.
> Meditate day and night on the Cherisher of the meek and humble. ||3||
> God has been merciful to Nanak.
> May I never forget God; He is my heart, my soul, my breath of life. ||4||10||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> As Gurmukh, obtain the true wealth.
> Accept the Will of God as True. ||1||
> Live, live, live forever.
> Rise early each day, and drink in the Nectar of the Lord.
> With your tongue, chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||
> In this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, the One Name alone shall save you.
> Nanak speaks the wisdom of God. ||2||11||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> Serving the True Guru, all fruits and rewards are obtained.
> The filth of so many lifetimes is washed away. ||1||
> Your Name, God, is the Purifier of sinners.
> Because of the karma of my past deeds, I sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I am saved.
> I am blessed with honor in God's Court. ||2||
> Serving at God's Feet, all comforts are obtained.
> All the angels and demi-gods long for the dust of the feet of such beings. ||3||
> Nanak has obtained the treasure of the Naam.
> Chanting and meditating on the Lord, the whole world is saved. ||4||12||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> God hugs His slave close in His Embrace.
> He throws the slanderer into the fire. ||1||
> The Lord saves His servants from the sinners.
> No one can save the sinner. The sinner is destroyed by his own actions. ||1||Pause||
> The Lord's slave is in love with the Dear Lord.
> The slanderer loves something else. ||2||
> The Supreme Lord God has revealed His Innate Nature.
> The evil-doer obtains the fruits of his own actions. ||3||
> God does not come or go; He is All-pervading and permeating.
> Slave Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of the Lord. ||4||13||
> Raag Bhairao, Fifth Mehl, Chaupadas, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> The Fascinating Lord, the Creator of all, the Formless Lord, is the Giver of Peace.
> You have abandoned this Lord, and you serve another. Why are you intoxicated with the pleasures of corruption? ||1||
> O my mind, meditate on the Lord of the Universe.
> I have seen all other sorts of efforts; whatever you can think of, will only bring failure. ||1||Pause||
> The blind, ignorant, self-willed manmukhs forsake their Lord and Master, and dwell on His slave Maya.
> They slander those who worship their Lord; they are like beasts, without a Guru. ||2||
> Soul, life, body and wealth all belong to God, but the faithless cynics claim that they own them.
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 015
> They are proud and arrogant, evil-minded and filthy; without the Guru, they are reincarnated into the terrifying world-ocean. ||3||
> Through burnt offerings, charitable feasts, ritualistic chants, penance, all sorts of austere self-discipline and pilgrimages to sacred shrines and rivers, they do not find God.
> Self-conceit is only erased when one seeks the Lord's Sanctuary and becomes Gurmukh; O Nanak, he crosses over the world-ocean. ||4||1||14||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> I have seen Him in the woods, and I have seen Him in the fields. I have seen Him in the household, and in renunciation.
> I have seen Him as a Yogi carrying His staff, as a Yogi with matted hair, fasting, making vows, and visiting sacred shrines of pilgrimage. ||1||
> I have seen Him in the Society of the Saints, and within my own mind.
> In the sky, in the nether regions of the underworld, and in everything, He is pervading and permeating. With love and joy, I sing His Glorious Praises. ||1||Pause||
> I have seen Him among the Yogis, the Sannyaasees, the celibates, the wandering hermits and the wearers of patched coats.
> I have seen Him among the men of severe self-discipline, the silent sages, the actors, dramas and dances. ||2||
> I have seen Him in the four Vedas, I have seen Him in the six Shaastras, in the eighteen Puraanas and the Simritees as well.
> All together, they declare that there is only the One Lord. So tell me, from whom is He hidden? ||3||
> Unfathomable and Inaccessible, He is our Infinite Lord and Master; His Value is beyond valuation.
> Servant Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to those, within whose heart He is revealed. ||4||2||15||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> How can anyone do evil, if he realizes that the Lord is near?
> One who gathers corruption, constantly feels fear.
> He is near, but this mystery is not understood.
> Without the True Guru, all are enticed by Maya. ||1||
> Everyone says that He is near, near at hand.
> But rare is that person, who, as Gurmukh, understands this mystery. ||1||Pause||
> The mortal does not see the Lord near at hand; instead, he goes to the homes of others.
> He steals their wealth and lives in falsehood.
> Under the influence of the drug of illusion, he does not know that the Lord is with him.
> Without the Guru, he is confused and deluded by doubt. ||2||
> Not understanding that the Lord is near, he tells lies.
> In love and attachment to Maya, the fool is plundered.
> That which he seeks is within his own self, but he looks for it outside.
> Without the Guru, he is confused and deluded by doubt. ||3||
> One whose good karma is recorded on his forehead
> serves the True Guru; thus the hard and heavy shutters of his mind are opened wide.
> Within his own being and beyond, he sees the Lord near at hand.
> O servant Nanak, he does not come and go in reincarnation. ||4||3||16||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> Who can kill that person whom You protect, O Lord?
> All beings, and the entire universe, is within You.
> The mortal thinks up millions of plans,
> but that alone happens, which the Lord of wondrous plays does. ||1||
> Save me, save me, O Lord; shower me with Your Mercy.
> I seek Your Sanctuary, and Your Court. ||1||Pause||
> Whoever serves the Fearless Lord, the Giver of Peace,
> is rid of all his fears; he knows the One Lord.
> Whatever You do, that alone comes to pass in the end.
> There is no other who can kill or protect us. ||2||
> What do you think, with your human understanding?
> The All-knowing Lord is the Searcher of Hearts.
> The One and only Lord is my Support and Protection.
> The Creator Lord knows everything. ||3||
> That person who is blessed by the Creator's Glance of Grace
> Section 28 - Raag Bhairao - Part 016
> - all his affairs are resolved.
> The One Lord is his Protector.
> O servant Nanak, no one can equal him. ||4||4||17||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> We should feel sad, if God were beyond us.
> We should feel sad, if we forget the Lord.
> We should feel sad, if we are in love with duality.
> But why should we feel sad? The Lord is pervading everywhere. ||1||
> In love and attachment to Maya, the mortals are sad, and are consumed by sadness.
> Without the Name, they wander and wander and wander, and waste away. ||1||Pause||
> We should feel sad, if there were another Creator Lord.
> We should feel sad, if someone dies by injustice.
> We should feel sad, if something were not known to the Lord.
> But why should we feel sad? The Lord is totally permeating everywhere. ||2||
> We should feel sad, if God were a tyrant.
> We should feel sad, if He made us suffer by mistake.
> The Guru says that whatever happens is all by God's Will.
> So I have abandoned sadness, and I now sleep without anxiety. ||3||
> O God, You alone are my Lord and Master; all belong to You.
> According to Your Will, You pass judgement.
> There is no other at all; the One Lord is permeating and pervading everywhere.
> Please save Nanak's honor; I have come to Your Sanctuary. ||4||5||18||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> Without music, how is one to dance?
> Without a voice, how is one to sing?
> Without strings, how is a guitar to be played?
> Without the Naam, all affairs are useless. ||1||
> Without the Naam - tell me: who has ever been saved?
> Without the True Guru, how can anyone cross over to the other side? ||1||Pause||
> Without a tongue, how can anyone speak?
> Without ears, how can anyone hear?
> Without eyes, how can anyone see?
> Without the Naam, the mortal is of no account at all. ||2||
> Without learning, how can one be a Pandit - a religious scholar?
> Without power, what is the glory of an empire?
> Without understanding, how can the mind become steady?
> Without the Naam, the whole world is insane. ||3||
> Without detachment, how can one be a detached hermit?
> Without renouncing egotism, how can anyone be a renunciate?
> Without overcoming the five thieves, how can the mind be subdued?
> Without the Naam, the mortal regrets and repents forever and ever. ||4||
> Without the Guru's Teachings, how can anyone obtain spiritual wisdom?
> Without seeing - tell me: how can anyone visualize in meditation?
> Without the Fear of God, all speech in useless.
> Says Nanak, this is the wisdom of the Lord's Court. ||5||6||19||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> Mankind is afflicted with the disease of egotism.
> The disease of sexual desire overwhelms the elephant.
> Because of the disease of vision, the moth is burnt to death.
> Because of the disease of the sound of the bell, the deer is lured to its death. ||1||
> Whoever I see is diseased.
> Only my True Guru, the True Yogi, is free of disease. ||1||Pause||
> Because of the disease of taste, the fish is caught.
> Because of the disease of smell, the bumble bee is destroyed.
> The whole world is caught in the disease of attachment.
> In the disease of the three qualities, corruption is multiplied. ||2||
> In disease the mortals die, and in disease they are born.
> In disease they wander in reincarnation again and again.
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> Entangled in disease, they cannot stay still, even for an instant.
> Without the True Guru, the disease is never cured. ||3||
> When the Supreme Lord God grants His Mercy,
> He grabs hold of the mortal's arm, and pulls him up and out of the disease.
> Reaching the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the mortal's bonds are broken.
> Says Nanak, the Guru cures him of the disease. ||4||7||20||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> When He comes to mind, then I am in supreme bliss.
> When He comes to mind, then all my pains are shattered.
> When He comes to mind, my hopes are fulfilled.
> When He comes to mind, I never feel sadness. ||1||
> Deep within my being, my Sovereign Lord King has revealed Himself to me.
> The Perfect Guru has inspired me to love Him. ||1||Pause||
> When He comes to mind, I am the king of all.
> When He comes to mind, all my affairs are completed.
> When He comes to mind, I am dyed in the deep crimson of His Love.
> When He comes to mind, I am ecstatic forever. ||2||
> When He comes to mind, I am wealthy forever.
> When He comes to mind, I am free of doubt forever.
> When He comes to mind, then I enjoy all pleasures.
> When He comes to mind, I am rid of fear. ||3||
> When He comes to mind, I find the home of peace and poise.
> When He comes to mind, I am absorbed in the Primal Void of God.
> When He comes to mind, I continually sing the Kirtan of His Praises.
> Nanak's mind is pleased and satisfied with the Lord God. ||4||8||21||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> My Father is Eternal, forever alive.
> My brothers live forever as well.
> My friends are permanent and imperishable.
> My family abides in the home of the self within. ||1||
> I have found peace, and so all are at peace.
> The Perfect Guru has united me with my Father. ||1||Pause||
> My mansions are the highest of all.
> My countries are infinite and uncountable.
> My kingdom is eternally stable.
> My wealth is inexhaustible and permanent. ||2||
> My glorious reputation resounds throughout the ages.
> My fame has spread in all places and interspaces.
> My praises echo in each and every house.
> My devotional worship is known to all people. ||3||
> My Father has revealed Himself within me.
> The Father and son have joined together in partnership.
> Says Nanak, when my Father is pleased,
> then the Father and son are joined together in love, and become one. ||4||9||22||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> The True Guru, the Primal Being, is free of revenge and hate; He is God, the Great Giver.
> I am a sinner; You are my Forgiver.
> That sinner, who finds no protection anywhere
> - if he comes seeking Your Sanctuary, then he becomes immaculate and pure. ||1||
> Pleasing the True Guru, I have found peace.
> Meditating on the Guru, I have obtained all fruits and rewards. ||1||Pause||
> I humbly bow to the Supreme Lord God, the True Guru.
> My mind and body are Yours; all the world is Yours.
> When the veil of illusion is removed, then I come to see You.
> You are my Lord and Master; You are the King of all. ||2||
> When it pleases Him, even dry wood becomes green.
> When it pleases Him, rivers flow across the desert sands.
> When it pleases Him, all fruits and rewards are obtained.
> Grasping hold of the Guru's feet, my anxiety is dispelled. ||3||
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> I am unworthy and ungrateful, but He has been merciful to me.
> My mind and body have been cooled and soothed; the Ambrosial Nectar rains down in my mind.
> The Supreme Lord God, the Guru, has become kind and compassionate to me.
> Slave Nanak beholds the Lord, enraptured. ||4||10||23||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> My True Guru is totally independent.
> My True Guru is adorned with Truth.
> My True Guru is the Giver of all.
> My True Guru is the Primal Creator Lord, the Architect of Destiny. ||1||
> There is no deity equal to the Guru.
> Whoever has good destiny inscribed on his forehead, applies himself to seva - selfless service. ||1||Pause||
> My True Guru is the Sustainer and Cherisher of all.
> My True Guru kills and revives.
> The glorious greatness of my True Guru has become manifest everywhere. ||2||
> My True Guru is the power of the powerless.
> My True Guru is my home and court.
> I am forever a sacrifice to the True Guru.
> He has shown me the path. ||3||
> One who serves the Guru is not afflicted with fear.
> One who serves the Guru does not suffer in pain.
> Nanak has studied the Simritees and the Vedas.
> There is no difference between the Supreme Lord God and the Guru. ||4||11||24||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> Repeating the Naam, the Name of the Lord, the mortal is exalted and glorified.
> Repeating the Naam, sin is banished from the body.
> Repeating the Naam, all festivals are celebrated.
> Repeating the Naam, one is cleansed at the sixty-eight sacred shrines. ||1||
> My sacred shrine of pilgrimage is the Name of the Lord.
> The Guru has instructed me in the true essence of spiritual wisdom. ||1||Pause||
> Repeating the Naam, the mortal's pains are taken away.
> Repeating the Naam, the most ignorant people become spiritual teachers.
> Repeating the Naam, the Divine Light blazes forth.
> Repeating the Naam, one's bonds are broken. ||2||
> Repeating the Naam, the Messenger of Death does not draw near.
> Repeating the Naam, one finds peace in the Court of the Lord.
> Repeating the Naam, God gives His Approval.
> The Naam is my true wealth. ||3||
> The Guru has instructed me in these sublime teachings.
> The Kirtan of the Lord's Praises and the Naam are the Support of the mind.
> Nanak is saved through the atonement of the Naam.
> Other actions are just to please and appease the people. ||4||12||25||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> I bow in humble worship, tens of thousands of times.
> I offer this mind as a sacrifice.
> Meditating in remembrance on Him, sufferings are erased.
> Bliss wells up, and no disease is contracted. ||1||
> Such is the diamond, the Immaculate Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> Chanting it, all works are perfectly completed. ||1||Pause||
> Beholding Him, the house of pain is demolished.
> The mind seizes the cooling, soothing, Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam.
> Millions of devotees worship His Feet.
> He is the Fulfiller of all the mind's desires. ||2||
> In an instant, He fills the empty to over-flowing.
> In an instant, He transforms the dry into green.
> In an instant, He gives the homeless a home.
> In an instant, He bestows honor on the dishonored. ||3||
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> The One Lord is totally pervading and permeating all.
> He alone meditates on the Lord, whose True Guru is Perfect.
> Such a person has the Kirtan of the Lord's Praises for his Support.
> Says Nanak, the Lord Himself is merciful to him. ||4||13||26||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> I was discarded and abandoned, but He has embellished me.
> He has blessed me with beauty and His Love; through His Name, I am exalted.
> All my pains and sorrows have been eradicated.
> The Guru has become my Mother and Father. ||1||
> O my friends and companions, my household is in bliss.
> Granting His Grace, my Husband Lord has met me. ||1||Pause||
> The fire of desire has been extinguished, and all my desires have been fulfilled.
> The darkness has been dispelled, and the Divine Light blazes forth.
> The Unstruck Sound-current of the Shabad, the Word of God, is wondrous and amazing!
> Perfect is the Grace of the Perfect Guru. ||2||
> That person, unto whom the Lord reveals Himself
> - by the Blessed Vision of his Darshan, I am forever enraptured.
> He obtains all virtues and so many treasures.
> The True Guru blesses him with the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||3||
> That person who meets with his Lord and Master
> - his mind and body are cooled and soothed, chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
> Says Nanak, such a humble being is pleasing to God;
> only a rare few are blessed with the dust of his feet. ||4||14||27||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> The mortal does not hesitate to think about sin.
> He is not ashamed to spend time with prostitutes.
> He works all day long,
> but when it is time to remember the Lord, then a heavy stone falls on his head. ||1||
> Attached to Maya, the world is deluded and confused.
> The Deluder Himself has deluded the mortal, and now he is engrossed in worthless worldly affairs. ||1||Pause||
> Gazing on Maya's illusion, its pleasures pass away.
> He loves the shell, and ruins his life.
> Bound to blind worldly affairs, his mind wavers and wanders.
> The Creator Lord does not come into his mind. ||2||
> Working and working like this, he only obtains pain,
> and his affairs of Maya are never completed.
> His mind is saturated with sexual desire, anger and greed.
> Wiggling like a fish out of water, he dies. ||3||
> One who has the Lord Himself as his Protector,
> chants and meditates forever on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, he chants the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
> O Nanak, he has found the Perfect True Guru. ||4||15||28||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> He alone obtains it, unto whom the Lord shows Mercy.
> He enshrines the Name of the Lord in his mind.
> With the True Word of the Shabad in his heart and mind,
> the sins of countless incarnations vanish. ||1||
> The Lord's Name is the Support of the soul.
> By Guru's Grace, chant the Name continually, O Siblings of Destiny; It shall carry you across the world-ocean. ||1||Pause||
> Those who have this treasure of the Lord's Name written in their destiny,
> those humble beings are honored in the Court of the Lord.
> Singing His Glorious Praises with peace, poise and bliss,
> even the homeless obtain a home hereafter. ||2||
> Throughout the ages, this has been the essence of reality.
> Meditate in remembrance on the Lord, and contemplate the Truth.
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> He alone is attached to the hem of the Lord's robe, whom the Lord Himself attaches.
> Asleep for countless incarnations, he now awakens. ||3||
> Your devotees belong to You, and You belong to Your devotees.
> You Yourself inspire them to chant Your Praises.
> All beings and creatures are in Your Hands.
> Nanak's God is always with him. ||4||16||29||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the Inner-knower of my heart.
> The Naam is so useful to me.
> The Lord's Name permeates each and every hair of mine.
> The Perfect True Guru has given me this gift. ||1||
> The Jewel of the Naam is my treasure.
> It is inaccessible, priceless, infinite and incomparable. ||1||Pause||
> The Naam is my unmoving, unchanging Lord and Master.
> The glory of the Naam spreads over the whole world.
> The Naam is my perfect master of wealth.
> The Naam is my independence. ||2||
> The Naam is my food and love.
> The Naam is the objective of my mind.
> By the Grace of the Saints, I never forget the Naam.
> Repeating the Naam, the Unstruck Sound-current of the Naad resounds. ||3||
> By God's Grace, I have obtained the nine treasures of the Naam.
> By Guru's Grace, I am tuned in to the Naam.
> They alone are wealthy and supreme,
> O Nanak, who have the treasure of the Naam. ||4||17||30||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> You are my Father, and You are my Mother.
> You are my Soul, my Breath of Life, the Giver of Peace.
> You are my Lord and Master; I am Your slave.
> Without You, I have no one at all. ||1||
> Please bless me with Your Mercy, God, and give me this gift,
> that I may sing Your Praises, day and night. ||1||Pause||
> I am Your musical instrument, and You are the Musician.
> I am Your beggar; please bless me with Your charity, O Great Giver.
> By Your Grace, I enjoy love and pleasures.
> You are deep within each and every heart. ||2||
> By Your Grace, I chant the Name.
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, I sing Your Glorious Praises.
> In Your Mercy, You take away our pains.
> By Your Mercy, the heart-lotus blossoms forth. ||3||
> I am a sacrifice to the Divine Guru.
> The Blessed Vision of His Darshan is fruitful and rewarding; His service is immaculate and pure.
> Be Merciful to me, O my Lord God and Master,
> that Nanak may continually sing Your Glorious Praises. ||4||18||31||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> His Regal Court is the highest of all.
> I humbly bow to Him, forever and ever.
> His place is the highest of the high.
> Millions of sins are erased by the Name of the Lord. ||1||
> In His Sanctuary, we find eternal peace.
> He Mercifully unites us with Himself. ||1||Pause||
> His wondrous actions cannot even be described.
> All hearts rest their faith and hope in Him.
> He is manifest in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
> The devotees lovingly worship and adore Him night and day. ||2||
> He gives, but His treasures are never exhausted.
> In an instant, He establishes and disestablishes.
> No one can erase the Hukam of His Command.
> The True Lord is above the heads of kings. ||3||
> He is my Anchor and Support; I place my hopes in Him.
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> I place my pain and pleasure before Him.
> He covers the faults of His humble servant.
> Nanak sings His Praises. ||4||19||32||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> The whiner whines every day.
> His attachment to his household and entanglements cloud his mind.
> If someone becomes detached through understanding,
> he will not have to suffer in birth and death again. ||1||
> All of his conflicts are extensions of his corruption.
> How rare is that person who takes the Naam as his Support. ||1||Pause||
> The three-phased Maya infects all.
> Whoever clings to it suffers pain and sorrow.
> There is no peace without meditating on the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> By great good fortune, the treasure of the Naam is received. ||2||
> One who loves the actor in his mind,
> later regrets it when the actor takes off his costume.
> The shade from a cloud is transitory,
> like the worldly paraphernalia of attachment and corruption. ||3||
> If someone is blessed with the singular substance,
> then all of his tasks are accomplished to perfection.
> One who obtains the Naam, by Guru's Grace
> - O Nanak, his coming into the world is certified and approved. ||4||20||33||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> Slandering the Saints, the mortal wanders in reincarnation.
> Slandering the Saints, he is diseased.
> Slandering the Saints, he suffers in pain.
> The slanderer is punished by the Messenger of Death. ||1||
> Those who argue and fight with the Saints
> - those slanderers find no happiness at all. ||1||Pause||
> Slandering the devotees, the wall of the mortal's body is shattered.
> Slandering the devotees, he suffers in hell.
> Slandering the devotees, he rots in the womb.
> Slandering the devotees, he loses his realm and power. ||2||
> The slanderer finds no salvation at all.
> He eats only that which he himself has planted.
> He is worse than a thief, a lecher, or a gambler.
> The slanderer places an unbearable burden upon his head. ||3||
> The devotees of the Supreme Lord God are beyond hate and vengeance.
> Whoever worships their feet is emancipated.
> The Primal Lord God has deluded and confused the slanderer.
> O Nanak, the record of one's past actions cannot be erased. ||4||21||34||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> The Naam, the Name of the Lord, is for me the Vedas and the Sound-current of the Naad.
> Through the Naam, my tasks are perfectly accomplished.
> The Naam is my worship of deities.
> The Naam is my service to the Guru. ||1||
> The Perfect Guru has implanted the Naam within me.
> The highest task of all is the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||
> The Naam is my cleansing bath and purification.
> The Naam is my perfect donation of charity.
> Those who repeat the Naam are totally purified.
> Those who chant the Naam are my friends and Siblings of Destiny. ||2||
> The Naam is my auspicious omen and good fortune.
> The Naam is the sublime food which satisfies me.
> The Naam is my good conduct.
> The Naam is my immaculate occupation. ||3||
> All those humble beings whose minds are filled with the One God
> have the Support of the Lord, Har, Har.
> O Nanak, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord with your mind and body.
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Lord bestows His Name. ||4||22||35||
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> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> You bless the poor with wealth, O Lord.
> Countless sins are taken away, and the mind becomes immaculate and pure.
> All the mind's desires are fulfilled, and one's tasks are perfectly accomplished.
> You bestow Your Name upon Your devotee. ||1||
> Service to the Lord, our Sovereign King, is fruitful and rewarding.
> Our Lord and Master is the Creator, the Cause of causes; no one is turned away from His Door empty-handed. ||1||Pause||
> God eradicates the disease from the diseased person.
> God takes away the sorrows of the suffering.
> And those who have no place at all - You seat them upon the place.
> You link Your slave to devotional worship. ||2||
> God bestows honor on the dishonored.
> He makes the foolish and ignorant become clever and wise.
> The fear of all fear disappears.
> The Lord dwells within the mind of His humble servant. ||3||
> The Supreme Lord God is the Treasure of Peace.
> The Ambrosial Name of the Lord is the essence of reality.
> Granting His Grace, He enjoins the mortals to serve the Saints.
> O Nanak, such a person merges in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||4||23||36||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> In the Realm of the Saints, the Lord dwells in the mind.
> In the Realm of the Saints, all sins run away.
> In the Realm of the Saints, one's lifestyle is immaculate.
> In the Society of the Saints, one comes to love the One Lord. ||1||
> That alone is called the Realm of the Saints,
> where only the Glorious Praises of the Supreme Lord God are sung. ||1||Pause||
> In the Realm of the Saints, birth and death are ended.
> In the Realm of the Saints, the Messenger of Death cannot touch the mortal.
> In the Society of the Saints, one's speech becomes immaculate
> In the realm of the saints, the Lord's Name is chanted. ||2||
> The Realm of the Saints is the eternal, ever-stable place.
> In the Realm of the Saints, sins are destroyed.
> In the Realm of the Saints, the immaculate sermon is spoken.
> In the Society of the Saints, the pain of egotism runs away. ||3||
> The Realm of the Saints cannot be destroyed.
> In the Realm of the Saints, is the Lord, the Treasure of Virtue.
> The Realm of the Saints is the resting place of our Lord and Master.
> O Nanak, He is woven into the fabric of His devotees, through and through. ||4||24||37||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> Why worry about disease, when the Lord Himself protects us?
> That person whom the Lord protects, does not suffer pain and sorrow.
> That person, upon whom God showers His Mercy
> - Death hovering above him is turned away. ||1||
> The Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is forever our Help and Support.
> When He comes to mind, the mortal finds lasting peace, and the Messenger of Death cannot even approach him. ||1||Pause||
> When this being did not exist, who created him then?
> What has been produced from the source?
> He Himself kills, and He Himself rejuvenates.
> He cherishes His devotees forever. ||2||
> Know that everything is in His Hands.
> My God is the Master of the masterless.
> His Name is the Destroyer of pain.
> Singing His Glorious Praises, you shall find peace. ||3||
> O my Lord and Master, please listen to the prayer of Your Saint.
> I place my soul, my breath of life and wealth before You.
> All this world is Yours; it meditates on You.
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> Please shower Nanak with Your Mercy and bless him with peace. ||4||25||38||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> With Your Support, I survive in the Dark Age of Kali Yuga.
> With Your Support, I sing Your Glorious Praises.
> With Your Support, death cannot even touch me.
> With Your Support, my entanglements vanish. ||1||
> In this world and the next, I have Your Support.
> The One Lord, our Lord and Master, is all-pervading. ||1||Pause||
> With Your Support, I celebrate blissfully.
> With Your Support, I chant the Guru's Mantra.
> With Your Support, I cross over the terrifying world-ocean.
> The Perfect Lord, our Protector and Savior, is the Ocean of Peace. ||2||
> With Your Support, I have no fear.
> The True Lord is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.
> With Your Support, my mind is filled with Your Power.
> Here and there, You are my Court of Appeal. ||3||
> I take Your Support, and place my faith in You.
> All meditate on God, the Treasure of Virtue.
> Chanting and meditating on You, Your slaves celebrate in bliss.
> Nanak meditates in remembrance on the True Lord, the Treasure of Virtue. ||4||26||39||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> First, I gave up slandering others.
> All the anxiety of my mind was dispelled.
> Greed and attachment were totally banished.
> I see God ever-present, close at hand; I have become a great devotee. ||1||
> Such a renunciate is very rare.
> Such a humble servant chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||
> I have forsaken my egotistical intellect.
> The love of sexual desire and anger has vanished.
> I meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
> In the Company of the Holy, I am emancipated. ||2||
> Enemy and friend are all the same to me.
> The Perfect Lord God is permeating all.
> Accepting the Will of God, I have found peace.
> The Perfect Guru has implanted the Name of the Lord within me. ||3||
> That person, whom the Lord, in His Mercy, saves
> - that devotee chants and meditates on the Naam.
> That person, whose mind is illumined, and who obtains understanding through the Guru
> - says Nanak, he is totally fulfilled. ||4||27||40||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> There is no peace in earning lots of money.
> There is no peace in watching dances and plays.
> There is no peace in conquering lots of countries.
> All peace comes from singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||
> You shall obtain peace, poise and bliss,
> when you find the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, by great good fortune. As Gurmukh, utter the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||
> Mother, father, children and spouse - all place the mortal in bondage.
> Religious rituals and actions done in ego place the mortal in bondage.
> If the Lord, the Shatterer of bonds, abides in the mind,
> then peace is obtained, dwelling in the home of the self deep within. ||2||
> Everyone is a beggar; God is the Great Giver.
> The Treasure of Virtue is the Infinite, Endless Lord.
> That person, unto whom God grants His Mercy
> - that humble being chants the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||3||
> I offer my prayer to my Guru.
> O Primal Lord God, Treasure of Virtue, please bless me with Your Grace.
> Says Nanak, I have come to Your Sanctuary.
> If it pleases You, please protect me, O Lord of the World. ||4||28||41||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> Meeting with the Guru, I have forsaken the love of duality.
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> As Gurmukh, I chant the Name of the Lord.
> My anxiety is gone, and I am in love with the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> I was asleep for countless lifetimes, but I have now awakened. ||1||
> Granting His Grace, He has linked me to His service.
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, all pleasures are found. ||1||Pause||
> The Word of the Guru's Shabad has eradicated disease and evil.
> My mind has absorbed the medicine of the Naam.
> Meeting with the Guru, my mind is in bliss.
> All treasures are in the Name of the Lord God. ||2||
> My fear of birth and death and the Messenger of Death has been dispelled.
> In the Saadh Sangat, the inverted lotus of my heart has blossomed forth.
> Singing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, I have found eternal, abiding peace.
> All my tasks are perfectly accomplished. ||3||
> This human body, so difficult to obtain, is approved by the Lord.
> Chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, it has become fruitful.
> Says Nanak, God has blessed me with His Mercy.
> With every breath and morsel of food, I meditate on the Lord, Har, Har. ||4||29||42||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> His Name is the Highest of all.
> Sing His Glorious Praises, forever and ever.
> Meditating in remembrance on Him, all pain is dispelled.
> All pleasures come to dwell in the mind. ||1||
> O my mind, meditate in remembrance on the True Lord.
> In this world and the next, you shall be saved. ||1||Pause||
> The Immaculate Lord God is the Creator of all.
> He gives sustenance to all beings and creatures.
> He forgives millions of sins and mistakes in an instant.
> Through loving devotional worship, one is emancipated forever. ||2||
> True wealth and true glorious greatness,
> and eternal, unchanging wisdom, are obtained from the Perfect Guru.
> When the Protector, the Savior Lord, bestows His Mercy,
> all spiritual darkness is dispelled. ||3||
> I focus my meditation on the Supreme Lord God.
> The Lord of Nirvaanaa is totally pervading and permeating all.
> Eradicating doubt and fear, I have met the Lord of the World.
> The Guru has become merciful to Nanak. ||4||30||43||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> Meditating in remembrance on Him, the mind is illumined.
> Suffering is eradicated, and one comes to dwell in peace and poise.
> They alone receive it, unto whom God gives it.
> They are blessed to serve the Perfect Guru. ||1||
> All peace and comfort are in Your Name, God.
> Twenty-four hours a day, O my mind, sing His Glorious Praises. ||1||Pause||
> You shall receive the fruits of your desires,
> when the Name of the Lord comes to dwell in the mind.
> Meditating on the Lord, your comings and goings cease.
> Through loving devotional worship, lovingly focus your attention on God. ||2||
> Sexual desire, anger and egotism are dispelled.
> Love and attachment to Maya are broken.
> Lean on God's Support, day and night.
> The Supreme Lord God has given this gift. ||3||
> Our Lord and Master is the Creator, the Cause of causes.
> He is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of all hearts.
> Bless me with Your Grace, Lord, and link me to Your service.
> Slave Nanak has come to Your Sanctuary. ||4||31||44||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> One who does not repeat the Naam, the Name of the Lord, shall die of shame.
> Without the Name, how can he ever sleep in peace?
> The mortal abandons meditative remembrance of the Lord, and then wishes for the state of supreme salvation;
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> but without roots, how can there be any branches? ||1||
> O my mind, meditate on the Guru, the Lord of the Universe.
> The filth of countless incarnations shall be washed away. Breaking your bonds, you shall be united with the Lord. ||1||Pause||
> How can a stone be purified by bathing at a sacred shrine of pilgrimage?
> The filth of egotism clings to the mind.
> Millions of rituals and actions taken are the root of entanglements.
> Without meditating and vibrating on the Lord, the mortal gathers only worthless bundles of straw. ||2||
> Without eating, hunger is not satisfied.
> When the disease is cured, then the pain goes away.
> The mortal is engrossed in sexual desire, anger, greed and attachment.
> He does not meditate on God, that God who created him. ||3||
> Blessed, blessed is the Holy Saint, and blessed is the Name of the Lord.
> Twenty-four hours a day, sing the Kirtan, the Glorious Praises of the Lord.
> Blessed is the devotee of the Lord, and blessed is the Creator Lord.
> Nanak seeks the Sanctuary of God, the Primal, the Infinite. ||4||32||45||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> When the Guru was totally pleased, my fear was taken away.
> I enshrine the Name of the Immaculate Lord within my mind.
> He is Merciful to the meek, forever Compassionate.
> All my entanglements are finished. ||1||
> I have found peace, poise, and myriads of pleasures.
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, fear and doubt are dispelled. My tongue chants the Ambrosial Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||1||Pause||
> I have fallen in love with the Lord's Lotus Feet.
> In an instant, the terrible demons are destroyed.
> Twenty-four hours a day, I meditate and chant the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
> The Guru is Himself the Savior Lord, the Lord of the Universe. ||2||
> He Himself cherishes His servant forever.
> He watches over every breath of His humble devotee.
> Tell me, what is the nature of human beings?
> The Lord extends His Hand, and saves them from the Messenger of Death. ||3||
> Immaculate is the Glory, and Immaculate is the way of life,
> of those who remember the Supreme Lord God in their minds.
> The Guru, in His Mercy, has granted this Gift.
> Nanak has obtained the treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||4||33||46||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> My Guru is the All-powerful Lord, the Creator, the Cause of causes.
> He is the Soul, the Breath of Life, the Giver of Peace, always near.
> He is the Destroyer of fear, the Eternal, Unchanging, Sovereign Lord King.
> Gazing upon the Blessed Vision of His Darshan, all fear is dispelled. ||1||
> Wherever I look, is the Protection of Your Sanctuary.
> I am a sacrifice, a sacrifice to the Feet of the True Guru. ||1||Pause||
> My tasks are perfectly accomplished, meeting the Divine Guru.
> He is the Giver of all rewards. Serving Him, I am immaculate.
> He reaches out with His Hand to His slaves.
> The Name of the Lord abides in their hearts. ||2||
> They are forever in bliss, and do not suffer at all.
> No pain, sorrow or disease afflicts them.
> Everything is Yours, O Creator Lord.
> The Guru is the Supreme Lord God, the Inaccessible and Infinite. ||3||
> His Glorious Grandeur is immaculate, and the Bani of His Word is wonderful!
> The Perfect Supreme Lord God is pleasing to my mind.
> He is permeating the waters, the lands and the skies.
> O Nanak, everything comes from God. ||4||34||47||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> My mind and body are imbued with the Love of the Lord's Feet.
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> All the desires of my mind have been perfectly fulfilled.
> Twenty-four hours a day, I sing of the Lord God.
> The True Guru has imparted this perfect wisdom. ||1||
> Very fortunate are those who love the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> Associating with them, we cross over the world-ocean. ||1||Pause||
> They are spiritual teachers, who meditate in remembrance on the One Lord.
> Wealthy are those who have a discriminating intellect.
> Noble are those who remember their Lord and Master in meditation.
> Honorable are those who understand their own selves. ||2||
> By Guru's Grace, I have obtained the supreme status.
> Day and night I meditate on the Glories of God.
> My bonds are broken, and my hopes are fulfilled.
> The Feet of the Lord now abide in my heart. ||3||
> Says Nanak, one whose karma is perfect
> - that humble being enters the Sanctuary of God.
> He himself is pure, and he sanctifies all.
> His tongue chants the Name of the Lord, the Source of Nectar. ||4||35||48||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> Repeating the Naam, the Name of the Lord, no obstacles block the way.
> Listening to the Naam, the Messenger of Death runs far away.
> Repeating the Naam, all pains vanish.
> Chanting the Naam, the Lord's Lotus Feet dwell within. ||1||
> Meditating, vibrating the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, is unobstructed devotional worship.
> Sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord with loving affection and energy. ||1||Pause||
> Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, the Eye of Death cannot see you.
> Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, demons and ghosts shall not touch you.
> Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, attachment and pride shall not bind you.
> Meditating in remembrance on the Lord, you shall not be consigned to the womb of reincarnation. ||2||
> Any time is a good time to meditate in remembrance on the Lord.
> Among the masses, only a few meditate in remembrance on the Lord.
> Social class or no social class, anyone may meditate on the Lord.
> Whoever meditates on Him is emancipated. ||3||
> Chant the Name of the Lord in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
> Perfect is the Love of the Lord's Name.
> O God, shower Your Mercy on Nanak,
> that he may think of you with each and every breath. ||4||36||49||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> He Himself is the Shaastras, and He Himself is the Vedas.
> He knows the secrets of each and every heart.
> He is the Embodiment of Light; all beings belong to Him.
> The Creator, the Cause of causes, the Perfect All-powerful Lord. ||1||
> Grab hold of the Support of God, O my mind.
> As Gurmukh, worship and adore His Lotus Feet; enemies and pains shall not even approach you. ||1||Pause||
> He Himself is the Essence of the forests and fields, and all the three worlds.
> The universe is strung on His Thread.
> He is the Uniter of Shiva and Shakti - mind and matter.
> He Himself is in the detachment of Nirvaanaa, and He Himself is the Enjoyer. ||2||
> Wherever I look, there He is.
> Without Him, there is no one at all.
> In the Love of the Naam, the world-ocean is crossed.
> Nanak sings His Glorious Praises in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy. ||3||
> Liberation, the ways and means of enjoyment and union are under His Control.
> His humble servant lacks nothing.
> That person, with whom the Lord, in His Mercy, is pleased
> - O slave Nanak, that humble servant is blessed. ||4||37||50||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> The minds of the Lord's devotee are filled with bliss.
> They become stable and permanent, and all their anxiety is gone.
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> Their fears and doubts are dispelled in an instant.
> The Supreme Lord God comes to dwell in their minds. ||1||
> The Lord is forever the Help and Support of the Saints.
> Inside the home of the heart, and outside as well, the Transcendent Lord is always with us, permeating and pervading all places. ||1||Pause||
> The Lord of the World is my wealth, property, youth and ways and means.
> He continually cherishes and brings peace to my soul and breath of life.
> He reaches out with His Hand and saves His slave.
> He does not abandon us, even for an instant; He is always with us. ||2||
> There is no other Beloved like the Lord.
> The True Lord takes care of all.
> The Lord is our Mother, Father, Son and Relation.
> Since the beginning of time, and throughout the ages, His devotees sing His Glorious Praises. ||3||
> My mind is filled with the Support and the Power of the Lord.
> Without the Lord, there is no other at all.
> Nanak's mind is encouraged by this hope,
> that God will accomplish my objectives in life. ||4||38||51||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> Fear itself becomes afraid, when the mortal remembers the Lord's Name in meditation.
> All the diseases of the three gunas - the three qualities - are cured, and tasks of the Lord's slaves are perfectly accomplished. ||1||Pause||
> The people of the Lord always sing His Glorious Praises; they attain His Perfect Mansion.
> Even the Righteous Judge of Dharma and the Messenger of Death yearn, day and night, to be sanctified by the Blessed Vision of the Lord's humble servant. ||1||
> Sexual desire, anger, intoxication, egotism, slander and egotistical pride are eradicted in the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
> By great good fortune, such Saints are met. Nanak is forever a sacrifice to them. ||2||39||52||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> One who harbors the five thieves, becomes the embodiment of these five.
> He gets up each day and tells lies.
> He applies ceremonial religious marks to his body, but practices hypocrisy.
> He wastes away in sadness and pain, like a lonely widow. ||1||
> Without the Name of the Lord, everything is false.
> Without the Perfect Guru, liberation is not obtained. In the Court of the True Lord, the faithless cynic is plundered. ||1||Pause||
> One who does not know the Lord's Creative Power is polluted.
> Ritualistically plastering one's kitchen square does not make it pure in the Eyes of the Lord.
> If a person is polluted within, he may wash himself everyday on the outside,
> but in the Court of the True Lord, he forfeits his honor. ||2||
> He works for the sake of Maya,
> but he never places his feet on the right path.
> He never even remembers the One who created him.
> He speaks falsehood, only falsehood, with his mouth. ||3||
> That person, unto whom the Creator Lord shows Mercy,
> deals with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy.
> One who lovingly worships the Lord's Name,
> says Nanak - no obstacles ever block his way. ||4||40||53||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> The entire universe curses the slanderer.
> False are the dealings of the slanderer.
> The slanderer's lifestyle is filthy and polluted.
> The Lord is the Saving Grace and the Protector of His slave. ||1||
> The slanderer dies with the rest of the slanderers.
> The Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord, protects and saves His humble servant. Death roars and thunders over the head of the slanderer. ||1||Pause||
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> No one belives what the slanderer says.
> The slanderer tells lies, and later regrets and repents.
> He wrings his hands, and hits his head against the ground.
> The Lord does not forgive the slanderer. ||2||
> The Lord's slave does not wish anyone ill.
> The slanderer suffers, as if stabbed by a spear.
> Like a crane, he spreads his feathers, to look like a swan.
> When he speaks with his mouth, then he is exposed and driven out. ||3||
> The Creator is the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts.
> That person, whom the Lord makes His Own, becomes stable and steady.
> The Lord's slave is true in the Court of the Lord.
> Servant Nanak speaks, after contemplating the essence of reality. ||4||41||54||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> With my palms pressed together, I offer this prayer.
> My soul, body and wealth are His property.
> He is the Creator, my Lord and Master.
> Millions of times, I am a sacrifice to Him. ||1||
> The dust of the feet of the Holy brings purity.
> Remembering God in meditation, the mind's corruption is eradicated, and the filth of countless incarnations is washed away. ||1||Pause||
> All treasures are in His household.
> Serving Him, the mortal attains honor.
> He is the Fulfiller of the mind's desires.
> He is the Support of the soul and the breath of life of His devotees. ||2||
> His Light shines in each and every heart.
> Chanting and meditating on God, the Treasure of Virtue, His devotees live.
> Service to Him does not go in vain.
> Deep within your mind and body, meditate on the One Lord. ||3||
> Following the Guru's Teachings, compassion and contentment are found.
> This Treasure of the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is the immaculate object.
> Please grant Your Grace, O Lord, and attach me to the hem of Your robe.
> Nanak meditates continually on the Lord's Lotus Feet. ||4||42||55||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> The True Guru has listened to my prayer.
> All my affairs have been resolved.
> Deep within my mind and body, I meditate on God.
> The Perfect Guru has dispelled all my fears. ||1||
> The All-powerful Divine Guru is the Greatest of all.
> Serving Him, I obtain all comforts. ||Pause||
> Everything is done by Him.
> No one can erase His Eternal Decree.
> The Supreme Lord God, the Transcendent Lord, is incomparably beautiful.
> The Guru is the Image of Fulfillment, the Embodiment of the Lord. ||2||
> The Name of the Lord abides deep within him.
> Wherever he looks, he sees the Wisdom of God.
> His mind is totally enlightened and illuminated.
> Within that person, the Supreme Lord God abides. ||3||
> I humbly bow to that Guru forever.
> I am forever a sacrifice to that Guru.
> I wash the feet of the Guru, and drink in this water.
> Chanting and meditating forever on Guru Nanak, I live. ||4||43||56||
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> Raag Bhairao, Fifth Mehl, Partaal, Third House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> God is the Compassionate Cherisher. Who can count His Glorious Virtues?
> Countless colors, and countless waves of joy; He is the Master of all. ||1||Pause||
> Endless spiritual wisdom, endless meditations, endless chants, intense meditations and austere self-disciplines.
> Countless virtues, musical notes and playful sports; countless silent sages enshrine Him in their hearts. ||1||
> Countless melodies, countless instruments, countless tastes, each and every instant. Countless mistakes and countless diseases are removed by hearing His Praise.
> O Nanak, serving the Infinite, Divine Lord, one earns all the rewards and merits of performing the six rituals, fasts, worship services, pilgrimages to sacred rivers, and journeys to sacred shrines. ||2||1||57||8||21||7||57||93||
> Bhairao, Ashtapadees, First Mehl, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> The Lord is in the soul, and the soul is in the Lord. This is realized through the Guru's Teachings.
> The Ambrosial Word of the Guru's Bani is realized through the Word of the Shabad. Sorrow is dispelled, and egotism is eliminated. ||1||
> O Nanak, the disease of egotism is so very deadly.
> Wherever I look, I see the pain of the same disease. The Primal Lord Himself bestows the Shabad of His Word. ||1||Pause||
> When the Appraiser Himself appraises the mortal, then he is not tested again.
> Those who are blessed with His Grace meet with the Guru. They alone are true, who are pleasing to God. ||2||
> Air, water and fire are diseased; the world with its enjoyments is diseased.
> Mother, father, Maya and the body are diseased; those united with their relatives are diseased. ||3||
> Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva are diseased; the whole world is diseased.
> Those who remember the Lord's Feet and contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad are liberated. ||4||
> The seven seas are diseased, along with the rivers; the continents and the nether regions of the underworlds are full of disease.
> The people of the Lord dwell in Truth and peace; He blesses them with His Grace everywhere. ||5||
> The six Shaastras are diseased, as are the many who follow the different religious orders.
> What can the poor Vedas and Bibles do? People do not understand the One and Only Lord. ||6||
> Eating sweet treats, the mortal is filled with disease; he finds no peace at all.
> Forgetting the Naam, the Name of the Lord, they walk on other paths, and at the very last moment, they regret and repent. ||7||
> Wandering around at sacred shrines of pilgrimage, the mortal is not cured of his disease. Reading scripture, he gets involved in useless arguments.
> The disease of duality is so very deadly; it causes dependence on Maya. ||8||
> One who becomes Gurmukh and praises the True Shabad with the True Lord in his mind is cured of his disease.
> O Nanak, the humble servant of the Lord is immaculate, night and day; he bears the insignia of the Lord's Grace. ||9||1||
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> Bhairao, Third Mehl, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> The Creator has staged His Wondrous Play.
> I listen to the Unstruck Sound-current of the Shabad, and the Bani of His Word.
> The self-willed manmukhs are deluded and confused, while the Gurmukhs understand.
> The Creator creates the Cause that causes. ||1||
> Deep within my being, I meditate on the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
> I shall never forsake the Name of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
> Prahlaad's father sent him to school, to learn to read.
> He took his writing tablet and went to the teacher.
> He said, "I shall not read anything except the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
> Write the Lord's Name on my tablet."||2||
> Prahlaad's mother said to her son,
> "I advise you not to read anything except what you are taught."
> He answered, "The Great Giver, my Fearless Lord God is always with me.
> If I were to forsake the Lord, then my family would be disgraced."||3||
> "Prahlaad has corrupted all the other students.
> He does not listen to what I say, and he does his own thing.
> He instigated devotional worship in the townspeople."
> The gathering of the wicked people could not do anything against him. ||4||
> Sanda and Marka, his teachers, made the complaint.
> All the demons kept trying in vain.
> The Lord protected His humble devotee, and preserved his honor.
> What can be done by mere created beings? ||5||
> Because of his past karma, the demon ruled over his kingdom.
> He did not realize the Lord; the Lord Himself confused him.
> He started an argument with his son Prahlaad.
> The blind one did not understand that his death was approaching. ||6||
> Prahlaad was placed in a cell, and the door was locked.
> The fearless child was not afraid at all. He said, "Within my being, is the Guru, the Lord of the World."
> The created being tried to compete with his Creator, but he assumed this name in vain.
> That which was predestined for him has come to pass; he started an argument with the Lord's humble servant. ||7||
> The father raised the club to strike down Prahlaad, saying,
> "Where is your God, the Lord of the Universe, now?"
> He replied, "The Life of the World, the Great Giver, is my Help and Support in the end.
> Wherever I look, I see Him permeating and prevailing."||8||
> Tearing down the pillars, the Lord Himself appeared.
> The egotistical demon was killed and destroyed.
> The minds of the devotees were filled with bliss, and congratulations poured in.
> He blessed His servant with glorious greatness. ||9||
> He created birth, death and attachment.
> The Creator has ordained coming and going in reincarnation.
> For the sake of Prahlaad, the Lord Himself appeared.
> The word of the devotee came true. ||10||
> The gods proclaimed the victory of Lakshmi, and said,
> "O mother, make this form of the Man-lion disappear!"
> Lakshmi was afraid, and did not approach.
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> The humble servant Prahlaad came and fell at the Lord's Feet. ||11||
> The True Guru implanted the treasure of the Naam within.
> Power, property and all Maya is false.
> But still, the greedy people continue clinging to them.
> Without the Name of the Lord, the mortals are punished in His Court. ||12||
> Says Nanak, everyone acts as the Lord makes them act.
> They alone are approved and accepted, who focus their consciousness on the Lord.
> He has made His devotees His Own.
> The Creator has appeared in His Own Form. ||13||1||2||
> Bhairao, Third Mehl:
> Serving the Guru, I obtain the Ambrosial Fruit; my egotism and desire have been quenched.
> The Name of the Lord dwells within my heart and mind, and the desires of my mind are quieted. ||1||
> O Dear Lord, my Beloved, please bless me with Your Mercy.
> Night and day, Your humble servant begs for Your Glorious Praises; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, he is saved. ||1||Pause||
> The Messenger of Death cannot even touch the humble Saints; it does not cause them even an iota of suffering or pain.
> Those who enter Your Sanctuary, Lord, save themselves, and save all their ancestors as well. ||2||
> You Yourself save the honor of Your devotees; this is Your Glory, O Lord.
> You cleanse them of the sins and the pains of countless incarnations; You love them without even an iota of duality. ||3||
> I am foolish and ignorant, and understand nothing. You Yourself bless me with understanding.
> You do whatever You please; nothing else can be done at all. ||4||
> Creating the world, You have linked all to their tasks - even the evil deeds which men do.
> They lose this precious human life in the gamble, and do not understand the Word of the Shabad. ||5||
> The self-willed manmukhs die, understanding nothing; they are enveloped by the darkness of evil-mindedness and ignorance.
> They do not cross over the terrible world-ocean; without the Guru, they drown and die. ||6||
> True are those humble beings who are imbued with the True Shabad; the Lord God unites them with Himself.
> Through the Word of the Guru's Bani, they come to understand the Shabad. They remain lovingly focused on the True Lord. ||7||
> You Yourself are Immaculate and Pure, and pure are Your humble servants who contemplate the Word of the Guru's Shabad.
> Nanak is forever a sacrifice to those, who enshrine the Lord's Name within their hearts. ||8||2||3||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl, Ashtapadees, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> He alone is a great king, who keeps the Naam, the Name of the Lord, within his heart.
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart - his tasks are perfectly accomplished.
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart, obtains millions of treasures.
> Without the Naam, life is useless. ||1||
> I praise that person, who has the capital of the Lord's Wealth.
> He is very fortunate, on whose forehead the Guru has placed His Hand. ||1||Pause||
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart, has many millions of armies on his side.
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart, enjoys peace and poise.
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> One who keeps the Naam in his heart becomes cool and calm.
> Without the Naam, both life and death are cursed. ||2||
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart is Jivan-mukta, liberated while yet alive.
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart knows all ways and means.
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart obtains the nine treasures.
> Without the Naam, the mortal wanders, coming and going in reincarnation. ||3||
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart is carefree and independent.
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart always earns a profit.
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart has a large family.
> Without the Naam, the mortal is just an ignorant, self-willed manmukh. ||4||
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart has a permanent position.
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart is seated on the throne.
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart is the true king.
> Without the Naam, no one has any honor or respect. ||5||
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart is famous everywhere.
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart is the Embodiment of the Creator Lord.
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart is the highest of all.
> Without the Naam, the mortal wanders in reincarnation. ||6||
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart sees the Lord manifested in His Creation.
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart - his darkness is dispelled.
> One who keeps the Naam in his heart is approved and accepted.
> Without the Naam, the mortal continues coming and going in reincarnation. ||7||
> He alone receives the Naam, who is blessed by the Lord's Mercy.
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Lord of the World is understood.
> Coming and going in reincarnation ends, and peace is found.
> Says Nanak, my essence has merged in the Essence of the Lord. ||8||1||4||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> He created millions of incarnations of Vishnu.
> He created millions of universes as places to practice righteousness.
> He created and destroyed millions of Shivas.
> He employed millions of Brahmas to create the worlds. ||1||
> Such is my Lord and Master, the Lord of the Universe.
> I cannot even describe His Many Virtues. ||1||Pause||
> Millions of Mayas are His maid-servants.
> Millions of souls are His beds.
> Millions of universes are the limbs of His Being.
> Millions of devotees abide with the Lord. ||2||
> Millions of kings with their crowns and canopies bow before Him.
> Millions of Indras stand at His Door.
> Millions of heavenly paradises are within the scope of His Vision.
> Millions of His Names cannot even be appraised. ||3||
> Millions of celestial sounds resound for Him.
> His Wondrous Plays are enacted on millions of stages.
> Millions of Shaktis and Shivas are obedient to Him.
> He gives sustenance and support to millions of beings. ||4||
> In His Feet are millions of sacred shrines of pilgrimage.
> Millions chant His Sacred and Beautiful Name.
> Millions of worshippers worship Him.
> Millions of expanses are His; there is no other at all. ||5||
> Millions of swan-souls sing His Immaculate Praises.
> Millions of Brahma's sons sing His Praises.
> He creates and destroys millions, in an instant.
> Millions are Your Virtues, Lord - they cannot even be counted. ||6||
> Millions of spiritual teachers teach His spiritual wisdom.
> Millions of meditators focus on His meditation.
> Millions of austere penitents practice austerities.
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> Millions of silent sages dwell in silence. ||7||
> Our Eternal, Imperishable, Incomprehensible Lord and Master, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, is permeating all hearts.
> Wherever I look, I see Your Dwelling, O Lord.
> The Guru has blessed Nanak with enlightenment. ||8||2||5||
> Bhairao, Fifth Mehl:
> The True Guru has blessed me with this gift.
> He has given me the Priceless Jewel of the Lord's Name.
> Now, I intuitively enjoy endless pleasures and wondrous play.
> God has spontaneously met with Nanak. ||1||
> Says Nanak, True is the Kirtan of the Lord's Praise.
> Again and again, my mind remains immersed in it. ||1||Pause||
> Spontaneously, I feed on the Love of God.
> Spontaneously, I take God's Name.
> Spontaneously, I am saved by the Word of the Shabad.
> Spontaneously, my treasures are filled to overflowing. ||2||
> Spontaneously, my works are perfectly accomplished.
> Spontaneously, I am rid of sorrow.
> Spontaneously, my enemies have become friends.
> Spontaneously, I have brought my mind under control. ||3||
> Spontaneously, God has comforted me.
> Spontaneously, my hopes have been fulfilled.
> Spontaneously, I have totally realized the essence of reality.
> Spontaneously, I have been blessed with the Guru's Mantra. ||4||
> Spontaneously, I am rid of hatred.
> Spontaneously, my darkness has been dispelled.
> Spontaneously, the Kirtan of the Lord's Praise seems so sweet to my mind.
> Spontaneously, I behold God in each and every heart. ||5||
> Spontaneously, all my doubts have been dispelled.
> Spontaneously, peace and celestial harmony fill my mind.
> Spontaneously, the Unstruck Melody of the Sound-current resounds within me.
> Spontaneously, the Lord of the Universe has revealed Himself to me. ||6||
> Spontaneously, my mind has been pleased and appeased.
> I have spontaneously realized the Eternal, Unchanging Lord.
> Spontaneously, all wisdom and knowledge has welled up within me.
> Spontaneously, the Support of the Lord, Har, Har, has come into my hands. ||7||
> Spontaneously, God has recorded my pre-ordained destiny.
> Spontaneously, the One Lord and Master God has met me.
> Spontaneously, all my cares and worries have been taken away.
> Nanak, Nanak, Nanak, has merged into the Image of God. ||8||3||6||
> Bhairao, The Word Of The Devotees, Kabeer Jee, First House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> The Name of the Lord - this alone is my wealth.
> I do not tie it up to hide it, nor do I sell it to make my living. ||1||Pause||
> The Name is my crop, and the Name is my field.
> As Your humble servant, I perform devotional worship to You; I seek Your Sanctuary. ||1||
> The Name is Maya and wealth for me; the Name is my capital.
> I do not forsake You; I do not know any other at all. ||2||
> The Name is my family, the Name is my brother.
> The Name is my companion, who will help me in the end. ||3||
> One whom the Lord keeps detached from Maya
> - says Kabeer, I am his slave. ||4||1||
> Naked we come, and naked we go.
> No one, not even the kings and queens, shall remain. ||1||
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> The Sovereign Lord is the nine treasures for me.
> The possessions and the spouse to which the mortal is lovingly attached, are Your wealth, O Lord. ||1||Pause||
> They do not come with the mortal, and they do not go with him.
> What good does it do him, if he has elephants tied up at his doorway? ||2||
> The fortress of Sri Lanka was made out of gold,
> but what could the foolish Raawan take with him when he left? ||3||
> Says Kabeer, think of doing some good deeds.
> In the end, the gambler shall depart empty-handed. ||4||2||
> Brahma is polluted, and Indra is polluted.
> The sun is polluted, and the moon is polluted. ||1||
> This world is polluted with pollution.
> Only the One Lord is Immaculate; He has no end or limitation. ||1||Pause||
> The rulers of kingdoms are polluted.
> Nights and days, and the days of the month are polluted. ||2||
> The pearl is polluted, the diamond is polluted.
> Wind, fire and water are polluted. ||3||
> Shiva, Shankara and Mahaysh are polluted.
> The Siddhas, seekers and strivers, and those who wear religious robes, are polluted. ||4||
> The Yogis and wandering hermits with their matted hair are polluted.
> The body, along with the swan-soul, is polluted. ||5||
> Says Kabeer, those humble beings are approved and pure, who know the Lord. ||6||3||
> Let your mind be Mecca, and your body the temple of worship.
> Let the Supreme Guru be the One who speaks. ||1||
> O Mullah, utter the call to prayer.
> The one mosque has ten doors. ||1||Pause||
> So slaughter your evil nature, doubt and cruelty;
> consume the five demons and you shall be blessed with contentment. ||2||
> Hindus and Muslims have the same One Lord and Master.
> What can the Mullah do, and what can the Shaykh do? ||3||
> Says Kabeer, I have gone insane.
> Slaughtering, slaughtering my mind, I have merged into the Celestial Lord. ||4||4||
> When the stream flows into the Ganges, then it becomes the Ganges. ||1||
> Just so, Kabeer has changed.
> He has become the Embodiment of Truth, and he does not go anywhere else. ||1||Pause||
> Associating with the sandalwood tree, the tree nearby is changed;
> that tree begins to smell just like the sandalwood tree. ||2||
> Coming into contact with the philosophers' stone, copper is transformed;
> that copper is transformed into gold. ||3||
> In the Society of the Saints, Kabeer is transformed;
> that Kabeer is transformed into the Lord. ||4||5||
> Some apply ceremonial marks to their foreheads, hold malas in their hands, and wear religious robes.
> Some people think that the Lord is a play-thing. ||1||
> If I am insane, then I am Yours, O Lord.
> How can people know my secret? ||1||Pause||
> I do not pick leaves as offerings, and I do not worship idols.
> Without devotional worship of the Lord, service is useless. ||2||
> I worship the True Guru; forever and ever, I surrender to Him.
> By such service, I find peace in the Court of the Lord. ||3||
> People say that Kabeer has gone insane.
> Only the Lord realizes the secret of Kabeer. ||4||6||
> Turning away from the world, I have forgotten both my social class and ancestry.
> My weaving now is in the most profound celestial stillness. ||1||
> I have no quarrel with anyone.
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> I have abandoned both the Pandits, the Hindu religious scholars, and the Mullahs, the Muslim priests. ||1||Pause||
> I weave and weave, and wear what I weave.
> Where egotism does not exist, there I sing God's Praises. ||2||
> Whatever the Pandits and Mullahs have written,
> I reject; I do not accept any of it. ||3||
> My heart is pure, and so I have seen the Lord within.
> Searching, searching within the self, Kabeer has met the Lord. ||4||7||
> No one respects the poor man.
> He may make thousands of efforts, but no one pays any attention to him. ||1||Pause||
> When the poor man goes to the rich man,
> and sits right in front of him, the rich man turns his back on him. ||1||
> But when the rich man goes to the poor man,
> the poor man welcomes him with respect. ||2||
> The poor man and the rich man are both brothers.
> God's pre-ordained plan cannot be erased. ||3||
> Says Kabeer, he alone is poor,
> who does not have the Naam, the Name of the Lord, in his heart. ||4||8||
> Serving the Guru, devotional worship is practiced.
> Then, this human body is obtained.
> Even the gods long for this human body.
> So vibrate that human body, and think of serving the Lord. ||1||
> Vibrate, and meditate on the Lord of the Universe, and never forget Him.
> This is the blessed opportunity of this human incarnation. ||1||Pause||
> As long as the disease of old age has not come to the body,
> and as long as death has not come and seized the body,
> and as long as your voice has not lost its power,
> O mortal being, vibrate and meditate on the Lord of the World. ||2||
> If you do not vibrate and meditate on Him now, when will you, O Sibing of Destiny?
> When the end comes, you will not be able to vibrate and meditate on Him.
> Whatever you have to do - now is the best time to do it.
> Otherwise, you shall regret and repent afterwards, and you shall not be carried across to the other side. ||3||
> He alone is a servant, whom the Lord enjoins to His service.
> He alone attains the Immaculate Divine Lord.
> Meeting with the Guru, his doors are opened wide,
> and he does not have to journey again on the path of reincarnation. ||4||
> This is your chance, and this is your time.
> Look deep into your own heart, and reflect on this.
> Says Kabeer, you can win or lose.
> In so many ways, I have proclaimed this out loud. ||5||1||9||
> In the City of God, sublime understanding prevails.
> There, you shall meet with the Lord, and reflect on Him.
> Thus, you shall understand this world and the next.
> What is the use of claiming that you own everything, if you only die in the end? ||1||
> I focus my meditation on my inner self, deep within.
> The Name of the Sovereign Lord is my spiritual wisdom. ||1||Pause||
> In the first chakra, the root chakra, I have grasped the reins and tied them.
> I have firmly placed the moon above the sun.
> The sun blazes forth at the western gate.
> Through the central channel of the Shushmanaa, it rises up above my head. ||2||
> There is a stone at that western gate,
> and above that stone, is another window.
> Above that window is the Tenth Gate.
> Says Kabeer, it has no end or limitation. ||3||2||10||
> He alone is a Mullah, who struggles with his mind,
> and through the Guru's Teachings, fights with death.
> He crushes the pride of the Messenger of Death.
> Unto that Mullah, I ever offer greetings of respect. ||1||
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> God is present, right here at hand; why do you say that He is far away?
> Tie up your disturbing passions, and find the Beauteous Lord. ||1||Pause||
> He alone is a Qazi, who contemplates the human body,
> and through the fire of the body, is illumined by God.
> He does not lose his semen, even in his dreams;
> for such a Qazi, there is no old age or death. ||2||
> He alone is a sultan and a king, who shoots the two arrows,
> gathers in his outgoing mind,
> and assembles his army in the realm of the mind's sky, the Tenth Gate.
> The canopy of royalty waves over such a sultan. ||3||
> The Yogi cries out, "Gorakh, Gorakh".
> The Hindu utters the Name of Raam.
> The Muslim has only One God.
> The Lord and Master of Kabeer is all-pervading. ||4||3||11||
> Fifth Mehl:
> Those who call a stone their god
> - their service is useless.
> Those who fall at the feet of a stone god
> - their work is wasted in vain. ||1||
> My Lord and Master speaks forever.
> God gives His gifts to all living beings. ||1||Pause||
> The Divine Lord is within the self, but the spiritually blind one does not know this.
> Deluded by doubt, he is caught in the noose.
> The stone does not speak; it does not give anything to anyone.
> Such religious rituals are useless; such service is fruitless. ||2||
> If a corpse is anointed with sandalwood oil,
> what good does it do?
> If a corpse is rolled in manure,
> what does it lose from this? ||3||
> Says Kabeer, I proclaim this out loud
> - behold, and understand, you ignorant, faithless cynic.
> The love of duality has ruined countless homes.
> The Lord's devotees are forever in bliss. ||4||4||12||
> The fish in the water is attached to Maya.
> The moth fluttering around the lamp is pierced through by Maya.
> The sexual desire of Maya afflicts the elephant.
> The snakes and bumble bees are destroyed through Maya. ||1||
> Such are the enticements of Maya, O Siblings of Destiny.
> As many living beings are there are, have been deceived. ||1||Pause||
> The birds and the deer are imbued with Maya.
> Sugar is a deadly trap for the flies.
> Horses and camels are absorbed in Maya.
> The eighty-four Siddhas, the beings of miraculous spiritual powers, play in Maya. ||2||
> The six celibates are slaves of Maya.
> So are the nine masters of Yoga, and the sun and the moon.
> The austere disciplinarians and the Rishis are asleep in Maya.
> Death and the five demons are in Maya. ||3||
> Dogs and jackals are imbued with Maya.
> Monkeys, leopards and lions,
> cats, sheep, foxes,
> trees and roots are planted in Maya. ||4||
> Even the gods are drenched with Maya,
> as are the oceans, the sky and the earth.
> Says Kabeer, whoever has a belly to fill, is under the spell of Maya.
> The mortal is emancipated only when he meets the Holy Saint. ||5||5||13||
> As long as he cries out, "Mine! Mine!",
> none of his tasks is accomplished.
> When such possessiveness is erased and removed,
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> then God comes and resolves his affairs. ||1||
> Contemplate such spiritual wisdom, O mortal man.
> Why not meditate in remembrance on the Lord, the Destroyer of pain? ||1||Pause||
> As long as the tiger lives in the forest,
> the forest does not flower.
> But when the jackal eats the tiger,
> then the entire forest flowers. ||2||
> The victorious are drowned, while the defeated swim across.
> By Guru's Grace, one crosses over and is saved.
> Slave Kabeer speaks and teaches:
> remain lovingly absorbed, attuned to the Lord alone. ||3||6||14||
> He has 7,000 commanders,
> and hundreds of thousands of prophets;
> He is said to have 88,000,000 shaykhs,
> and 56,000,000 attendants. ||1||
> I am meek and poor - what chance do I have of being heard there?
> His Court is so far away; only a rare few attain the Mansion of His Presence. ||1||Pause||
> He has 33,000,000 play-houses.
> His beings wander insanely through 8.4 million incarnations.
> He bestowed His Grace on Adam, the father of mankind,
> who then lived in paradise for a long time. ||2||
> Pale are the faces of those whose hearts are disturbed.
> They have forsaken their Bible, and practice Satanic evil.
> One who blames the world, and is angry with people,
> shall receive the fruits of his own actions. ||3||
> You are the Great Giver, O Lord; I am forever a beggar at Your Door.
> If I were to deny You, then I would be a wretched sinner.
> Slave Kabeer has entered Your Shelter.
> Keep me near You, O Merciful Lord God - that is heaven for me. ||4||7||15||
> Everyone speaks of going there,
> but I do not even know where heaven is. ||1||Pause||
> One who does not even know the mystery of his own self,
> speaks of heaven, but it is only talk. ||1||
> As long as the mortal hopes for heaven,
> he will not dwell at the Lord's Feet. ||2||
> Heaven is not a fort with moats and ramparts, and walls plastered with mud;
> I do not know what heaven's gate is like. ||3||
> Says Kabeer, now what more can I say?
> The Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, is heaven itself. ||4||8||16||
> How can the beautiful fortress be conquered, O Siblings of Destiny?
> It has double walls and triple moats. ||1||Pause||
> It is defended by the five elements, the twenty-five categories, attachment, pride, jealousy and the awesomely powerful Maya.
> The poor mortal being does not have the strength to conquer it; what should I do now, O Lord? ||1||
> Sexual desire is the window, pain and pleasure are the gate-keepers, virtue and sin are the gates.
> Anger is the great supreme commander, full of argument and strife, and the mind is the rebel king there. ||2||
> Their armor is the pleasure of tastes and flavors, their helmets are worldly attachments; they take aim with their bows of corrupt intellect.
> The greed that fills their hearts is the arrow; with these things, their fortress is impregnable. ||3||
> But I have made divine love the fuse, and deep meditation the bomb; I have launched the rocket of spiritual wisdom.
> The fire of God is lit by intuition, and with one shot, the fortress is taken. ||4||
> Taking truth and contentment with me, I begin the battle and storm both the gates.
> In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, and by Guru's Grace, I have captured the king of the fortress. ||5||
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> With the army of God's devotees, and Shakti, the power of meditation, I have snapped the noose of the fear of death.
> Slave Kabeer has climbed to the top of the fortress; I have obtained the eternal, imperishable domain. ||6||9||17||
> The mother Ganges is deep and profound.
> Tied up in chains, they took Kabeer there. ||1||
> My mind was not shaken; why should my body be afraid?
> My consciousness remained immersed in the Lotus Feet of the Lord. ||1||Pause||
> The waves of the Ganges broke the chains,
> and Kabeer was seated on a deer skin. ||2||
> Says Kabeer, I have no friend or companion.
> On the water, and on the land, the Lord is my Protector. ||3||10||18||
> Bhairao, Kabeer Jee, Ashtapadees, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> God constructed a fortress, inaccessible and unreachable, in which He dwells.
> There, His Divine Light radiates forth.
> Lightning blazes, and bliss prevails there,
> where the Eternally Young Lord God abides. ||1||
> This soul is lovingly attuned to the Lord's Name.
> It is saved from old age and death, and its doubt runs away. ||1||Pause||
> Those who believe in high and low social classes,
> only sing songs and chants of egotism.
> The Unstruck Sound-current of the Shabad, the Word of God, resounds in that place,
> where the Supreme Lord God abides. ||2||
> He creates planets, solar systems and galaxies;
> He destroys the three worlds, the three gods and the three qualities.
> The Inaccessible and Unfathomable Lord God dwells in the heart.
> No one can find the limits or the secrets of the Lord of the World. ||3||
> The Lord shines forth in the plantain flower and the sunshine.
> He dwells in the pollen of the lotus flower.
> The Lord's secret is within the twelve petals of the heart-lotus.
> The Supreme Lord, the Lord of Lakshmi dwells there. ||4||
> He is like the sky, stretching across the lower, upper and middle realms.
> In the profoundly silent celestial realm, He radiates forth.
> Neither the sun nor the moon are there,
> but the Primal Immaculate Lord celebrates there. ||5||
> Know that He is in the universe, and in the body as well.
> Take your cleansing bath in the Mansarovar Lake.
> Chant "Sohang" - "He is me."
> He is not affected by either virtue or vice. ||6||
> He is not affected by either high or low social class, sunshine or shade.
> He is in the Guru's Sanctuary, and nowhere else.
> He is not diverted by diversions, comings or goings.
> Remain intuitively absorbed in the celestial void. ||7||
> One who knows the Lord in the mind
> - whatever he says, comes to pass.
> One who firmly implants the Lord's Divine Light, and His Mantra within the mind
> - says Kabeer, such a mortal crosses over to the other side. ||8||1||
> Millions of suns shine for Him,
> millions of Shivas and Kailash mountains.
> Millions of Durga goddesses massage His Feet.
> Millions of Brahmas chant the Vedas for Him. ||1||
> When I beg, I beg only from the Lord.
> I have nothing to do with any other deities. ||1||Pause||
> Millions of moons twinkle in the sky.
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> Three hundred thirty million gods eat the Lord's offerings.
> The nine stars, a million times over, stand at His Door.
> Millions of Righteous Judges of Dharma are His gate-keepers. ||2||
> Millions of winds blow around Him in the four directions.
> Millions of serpents prepare His bed.
> Millions of oceans are His water-carriers.
> The eighteen million loads of vegetation are His Hair. ||3||
> Millions of treasurers fill His Treasury.
> Millions of Lakshmis adorn themselves for Him.
> Many millions of vices and virtues look up to Him.
> Millions of Indras serve Him. ||4||
> Fifty-six million clouds are His.
> In each and every village, His infinite fame has spread.
> Wild demons with dishevelled hair move about.
> The Lord plays in countless ways. ||5||
> Millions of charitable feasts are held in His Court,
> and millions of celestial singers celebrate His victory.
> Millions of sciences all sing His Praises.
> Even so, the limits of the Supreme Lord God cannot be found. ||6||
> Rama, with millions of monkeys, conquered Raawan's army.
> Billions of Puraanas greatly praise Him;
> He humbled the pride of Duyodhan. ||7||
> Millions of gods of love cannot compete with Him.
> He steals the hearts of mortal beings.
> Says Kabeer, please hear me, O Lord of the World.
> I beg for the blessing of fearless dignity. ||8||2||18||20||
> Bhairao, The Word Of Naam Dayv Jee, First House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> O my tongue, I will cut you into a hundred pieces,
> if you do not chant the Name of the Lord. ||1||
> O my tongue, be imbued with the Lord's Name.
> Meditate on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, and imbue yourself with this most excellent color. ||1||Pause||
> O my tongue, other occupations are false.
> The state of Nirvaanaa comes only through the Lord's Name. ||2||
> The performance of countless millions of other devotions
> is not equal to even one devotion to the Name of the Lord. ||3||
> Prays Naam Dayv, this is my occupation.
> O Lord, Your Forms are endless. ||4||1||
> One who stays away from others' wealth and others' spouses
> - the Lord abides near that person. ||1||
> Those who do not meditate and vibrate on the Lord
> - I do not even want to see them. ||1||Pause||
> Those whose inner beings are not in harmony with the Lord,
> are nothing more than beasts. ||2||
> Prays Naam Dayv, a man without a nose
> does not look handsome, even if he has the thirty-two beauty marks. ||3||2||
> Naam Dayv milked the brown cow, and brought a cup of milk and a jug of water to his family god. ||1||
> "Please drink this milk, O my Sovereign Lord God.
> Drink this milk and my mind will be happy.
> Otherwise, my father will be angry with me."||1||Pause||
> Taking the golden cup, Naam Dayv filled it with the ambrosial milk,
> and placed it before the Lord. ||2||
> The Lord looked upon Naam Dayv and smiled. "This one devotee abides within my heart."||3||
> The Lord drank the milk, and the devotee returned home.
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> Thus did Naam Dayv come to receive the Blessed Vision of the Lord's Darshan. ||4||3||
> I am crazy - the Lord is my Husband.
> I decorate and adorn myself for Him. ||1||
> Slander me well, slander me well, slander me well, O people.
> My body and mind are united with my Beloved Lord. ||1||Pause||
> Do not engage in any arguments or debates with anyone.
> With your tongue, savor the Lord's sublime essence. ||2||
> Now, I know within my soul, that such an arrangement has been made;
> I will meet with my Lord by the beat of the drum. ||3||
> Anyone can praise or slander me.
> Naam Dayv has met the Lord. ||4||4||
> Sometimes, people do not appreciate milk, sugar and ghee.
> Sometimes, they have to beg for bread from door to door.
> Sometimes, they have to pick out the grain from the chaff. ||1||
> As the Lord keeps us, so do we live, O Siblings of Destiny.
> The Lord's Glory cannot even be described. ||1||Pause||
> Sometimes, people prance around on horses.
> Sometimes, they do not even have shoes for their feet. ||2||
> Sometimes, people sleep on cozy beds with white sheets.
> Sometimes, they do not even have straw to put down on the ground. ||3||
> Naam Dayv prays, only the Naam, the Name of the Lord, can save us.
> One who meets the Guru, is carried across to the other side. ||4||5||
> Laughing and playing, I came to Your Temple, O Lord.
> While Naam Dayv was worshipping, he was grabbed and driven out. ||1||
> I am of a low social class, O Lord;
> why was I born into a family of fabric dyers? ||1||Pause||
> I picked up my blanket and went back,
> to sit behind the temple. ||2||
> As Naam Dayv uttered the Glorious Praises of the Lord,
> the temple turned around to face the Lord's humble devotee. ||3||6||
> Bhairao, Naam Dayv Jee, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> As the hungry person loves food,
> and the thirsty person is obsessed with water,
> and as the fool is attached to his family
> - just so, the Lord is very dear to Naam Dayv. ||1||
> Naam Dayv is in love with the Lord.
> He has naturally and intuitively become detached from the world. ||1||Pause||
> Like the woman who falls in love with another man,
> and the greedy man who loves only wealth,
> and the sexually promiscuous man who loves women and sex,
> just so, Naam Dayv is in love with the Lord. ||2||
> But that alone is real love, which the Lord Himself inspires;
> by Guru's Grace, duality is eradicated.
> Such love never breaks; through it, the mortal remains merged in the Lord.
> Naam Dayv has focused his consciousness on the True Name. ||3||
> Like the love between the child and its mother,
> so is my mind imbued with the Lord.
> Prays Naam Dayv, I am in love with the Lord.
> The Lord of the Universe abides within my consciousness. ||4||1||7||
> The blind fool abandons the wife of his own home,
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> and has an affair with another woman.
> He is like the parrot, who is pleased to see the simbal tree;
> but in the end, he dies, stuck to it. ||1||
> The home of the sinner is on fire.
> It keeps burning, and the fire cannot be extinguished. ||1||Pause||
> He does not go to see where the Lord is being worshipped.
> He abandons the Lord's Path, and takes the wrong path.
> He forgets the Primal Lord God, and is caught in the cycle of reincarnation.
> He throws away the Ambrosial Nectar, and gathers poison to eat. ||2||
> He is like the prostitute, who comes to dance,
> wearing beautiful clothes, decorated and adorned.
> She dances to the beat, exciting the breath of those who watch her.
> But the noose of the Messenger of Death is around her neck. ||3||
> One who has good karma recorded on his forehead,
> hurries to enter the Guru's Sanctuary.
> Says Naam Dayv, consider this:
> O Saints, this is the way to cross over to the other side. ||4||2||8||
> Sanda and Marka went and complained to Harnaakhash,
> "Your son does not read his lessons. We are tired of trying to teach him.
> He chants the Lord's Name, clapping his hands to keep the beat; he has spoiled all the other students. ||1||
> He chants the Lord's Name,
> and he has enshrined meditative remembrance of the Lord within his heart."||1||Pause||
> "Your father the king has conquered the whole world", said his mother the queen.
> "O Prahlad my son, you do not obey him, so he has decided to deal with you in another way."||2||
> The council of villians met and resolved to send Prahlaad into the life hereafter.
> Prahlaad was thrown off a mountain, into the water, and into a fire, but the Sovereign Lord God saved him, by changing the laws of nature. ||3||
> Harnaakhash thundered with rage and threatened to kill Prahlaad. "Tell me, who can save you?"
> Prahlaad answered, "The Lord, the Master of the three worlds, is contained even in this pillar to which I am tied."||4||
> The Lord who tore Harnaakhash apart with His nails proclaimed Himself the Lord of gods and men.
> Says Naam Dayv, I meditate on the Lord, the Man-lion, the Giver of fearless dignity. ||5||3||9||
> The Sultan said, "Listen, Naam Dayv:
> let me see the actions of your Lord."||1||
> The Sultan arrested Naam Dayv,
> and said, "Let me see your Beloved Lord."||1||Pause||
> "Bring this dead cow back to life.
> Otherwise, I shall cut off your head here and now."||2||
> Naam Dayv answered, "O king, how can this happen?
> No one can bring the dead back to life. ||3||
> I cannot do anything by my own actions.
> Whatever the Lord does, that alone happens."||4||
> The arrogant king was enraged at this reply.
> He incited an elephant to attack. ||5||
> Naam Dayv's mother began to cry,
> and she said, "Why don't you abandon your Lord Raam, and worship his Lord Allah?"||6||
> Naam Dayv answered, "I am not your son, and you are not my mother.
> Even if my body dies, I will still sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord."||7||
> The elephant attacked him with his trunk,
> but Naam Dayv was saved, protected by the Lord. ||8||
> The king said, "The Qazis and the Mullahs bow down to me,
> but this Hindu has trampled my honor."||9||
> The people pleaded with the king, "Hear our prayer, O king.
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> Here, take Naam Dayv's weight in gold, and release him."||10||
> The king replied, "If I take the gold, then I will be consigned to hell,
> by forsaking my faith and gathering worldly wealth."||11||
> With his feet in chains, Naam Dayv kept the beat with his hands,
> singing the Praises of the Lord. ||12||
> "Even if the Ganges and the Jamunaa rivers flow backwards,
> I will still continue singing the Praises of the Lord."||13||
> Three hours passed,
> and even then, the Lord of the three worlds had not come. ||14||
> Playing on the instrument of the feathered wings,
> the Lord of the Universe came, mounted on the eagle garura. ||15||
> He cherished His devotee,
> and the Lord came, mounted on the eagle garura. ||16||
> The Lord said to him, "If you wish, I shall turn the earth sideways.
> If you wish, I shall turn it upside down. ||17||
> If you wish, I shall bring the dead cow back to life.
> Everyone will see and be convinced."||18||
> Naam Dayv prayed, and milked the cow.
> He brought the calf to the cow, and milked her. ||19||
> When the pitcher was filled with milk,
> Naam Dayv took it and placed it before the king. ||20||
> The king went into his palace,
> and his heart was troubled. ||21||
> Through the Qazis and the Mullahs, the king offered his prayer,
> "Forgive me, please, O Hindu; I am just a cow before you."||22||
> Naam Dayv said, "Listen, O king:
> have I done this miracle? ||23||
> The purpose of this miracle is
> that you, O king, should walk on the path of truth and humility."||24||
> Naam Dayv became famous everywhere for this.
> The Hindus all went together to Naam Dayv. ||25||
> If the cow had not been revived,
> people would have lost faith in Naam Dayv. ||26||
> The fame of Naam Dayv spread throughout the world.
> The humble devotees were saved and carried across with him. ||27||
> All sorts of troubles and pains afflicted the slanderer.
> There is no difference between Naam Dayv and the Lord. ||28||1||10||
> SECOND HOUSE:
> By the Grace of the Divine Guru, one meets the Lord.
> By the Grace of the Divine Guru, one is carried across to the other side.
> By the Grace of the Divine Guru, one swims across to heaven.
> By the Grace of the Divine Guru, one remains dead while yet alive. ||1||
> True, True, True True, True is the Divine Guru.
> False, false, false, false is all other service. ||1||Pause||
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, the Naam, the Name of the Lord, is implanted within.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one does not wander in the ten directions.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, the five demons are kept far away.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one does not die regretting. ||2||
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one is blessed with the Ambrosial Bani of the Word.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one speaks the Unspoken Speech.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one's body becomes like ambrosial nectar.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one utters and chants the Naam, the Name of the Lord. ||3||
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one sees the three worlds.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one understands the state of supreme dignity.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one's head is in the Akaashic ethers.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one is always congratulated everywhere. ||4||
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one remains detached forever.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one forsakes the slander of others.
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> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one looks upon good and bad as the same.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one has good destiny written on his forehead. ||5||
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, the wall of the body is not eroded.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, the temple turns itself towards the mortal.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one's home is constructed.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one's bed is lifted up out of the water. ||6||
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one has bathed at the sixty-eight sacred shrines of pilgrimage.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one's body is stamped with the sacred mark of Vishnu.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one has performed the twelve devotional services.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, all poison is transformed into fruit. ||7||
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, skepticism is shattered.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one escapes from the Messenger of Death.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one crosses over the terrifying world-ocean.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one is not subject to the cycle of reincarnation. ||8||
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one understands the rituals of the eighteen Puraanas.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, it is as if one has made an offering of the eighten loads of vegetation.
> When the Divine Guru grants His Grace, one needs no other place of rest.
> Naam Dayv has entered the Sanctuary of the Guru. ||9||1||2||11||
> Bhairao, The Word Of Ravi Daas Jee, Second House:
> One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
> Without seeing something, the yearning for it does not arise.
> Whatever is seen, shall pass away.
> Whoever chants and praises the Naam, the Name of the Lord,
> is the true Yogi, free of desire. ||1||
> When someone utters the Name of the Lord with love,
> it is as if he has touched the philosopher's stone; his sense of duality is eradicated. ||1||Pause||
> He alone is a silent sage, who destroys the duality of his mind.
> Keeping the doors of his body closed, he merges in the Lord of the three worlds.
> Everyone acts according to the inclinations of the mind.
> Attuned to the Creator Lord, one remains free of fear. ||2||
> Plants blossom forth to produce fruit.
> When the fruit is produced, the flowers wither away.
> For the sake of spiritual wisdom, people act and practice rituals.
> When spiritual wisdom wells up, then actions are left behind. ||3||
> For the sake of ghee, wise people churn milk.
> Those who are Jivan-mukta, liberated while yet alive - are forever in the state of Nirvaanaa.
> Says Ravi Daas, O you unfortunate people,
> why not meditate on the Lord with love in your heart? ||4||1||
> NAAM DAYV:
> Come, O Lord of beautiful hair,
> wearing the robes of a Sufi Saint. ||Pause||
> Your cap is the realm of the Akaashic ethers; the seven nether worlds are Your sandals.
> The body covered with skin is Your temple; You are so beautiful, O Lord of the World. ||1||
> The fifty-six million clouds are Your gowns, the 16,000 milkmaids are your skirts.
> The eighteen loads of vegetation is Your stick, and all the world is Your plate. ||2||
> The human body is the mosque, and the mind is the priest, who peacefully leads the prayer.
> You are married to Maya, O Formless Lord, and so You have taken form. ||3||
> Performing devotional worship services to You, my cymbals were taken away; unto whom should I complain?
> Naam Dayv's Lord and Master, the Inner-knower, the Searcher of hearts, wanders everywhere; He has no specific home. ||4||1||
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> — *Section 28 - Raag Bhairao*